Berakou Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Berakou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Berakou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berakou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Berakou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﺍﻛﻮ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Berakou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Berakou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Berakou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Berakou reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Adrar Region, where 33 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 33 percent are found and Hodh Chargui Region, where 33 percent are found. Besides Mauritania this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Berakou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Berakou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺮﺍﻛﻮ | brakw | 66.67 |
| ﺑﺮﺍﻙ | brak | 33.33 |
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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 Berakou
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