Barkissou Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Barkissou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Barkissou (5,885) may also be a first name.
Barkissou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barkissou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Barkissou occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Barkissou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Barkissou are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 20 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Barkissou is also the 86,800th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 5,885 people.
Barkissou is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 50 percent are found and North Region, where 50 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 20 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barkisou | 94 | 8 | / |
| Barkisso | 94 | 1 | / |
| Barkisu | 88 | 123 | / |
| Barkiso | 88 | 1 | / |
| Barkissa | 82 | 45 | / |
| Barkisoy | 82 | 6 | / |
| Barkisau | 82 | 4 | / |
| Barkishu | 82 | 2 | / |
| Barkisoi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Barciso | 75 | 3 | / |
| Barkisa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Barquissau | 74 | 39 | / |
| Barkessa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Barchisu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Barkecio | 71 | 2 | / |
| Barkeseu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Barquisseau | 70 | 24 | / |
| Barcisa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Barkesia | 59 | 9 | / |
| Barkysha | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bourkisa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Barkhezai | 56 | 1 | / |
| Barcesa | 50 | 91 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Barkissou
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