Barkono Surname

74,283rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Barkono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barkono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,6041:26,8242,307
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Barkono Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Barkono Come From? nationality or country of origin

Barkono is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Barkono.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkono? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 74,283rd most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,101,170 people. The surname Barkono occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Barkono are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,604 people, or 1 in 26,824. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Katsina, where 84 percent are found, Kano, where 7 percent are found and Imo, where 4 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Barkono is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 0 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Barkono Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Barkono last name is primarily Muslim (86%) in Nigeria.

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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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