Barkono Surname
Approximately 6,618 people bear this surname
Barkono Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,604 | 1:26,824 | 2,307 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Barkono Demographics
Barkono Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Barkono Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barkono Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Barkono occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barkono? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 74,283rd most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,101,170 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Barkono reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Barkono is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,604 people, or 1 in 26,824. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Katsina, where 84 percent live, Kano, where 7 percent live and Imo, where 4 percent live. Not including Nigeria Barkono exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 0 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Barkono Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (86%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barkounou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Borkono | 86 | 144 | / |
| Barkano | 86 | 8 | / |
| Barkona | 86 | 1 | / |
| Barkoungou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Barkhano | 80 | 3 | / |
| Barkonga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Varkonoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Barkanou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Barkana | 71 | 46 | / |
| Barcona | 71 | 27 | / |
| Barkena | 71 | 7 | / |
| Barcano | 71 | 3 | / |
| Berkona | 71 | 2 | / |
| Barkuna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Borcono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berkeno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Borkona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Warkona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berkenou | 67 | 135 | / |
| Warkonah | 67 | 77 | / |
| Barkhana | 67 | 3 | / |
| Barkanah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Berkanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barkūnas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barqueno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barkanna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barkenah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varkanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barcanoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barconas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barcunos | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Barkono
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