Bourakou Surname
Approximately 332 people bear this surname
Bourakou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 331 | 1:31,225 | 4,110 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Bourakou (49) may also be a first name.
Bourakou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bourakou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bourakou is found most in Benin. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bourakou.
How Common Is The Last Name Bourakou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 832,284th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 21,950,440 people. The surname Bourakou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bourakou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 49 people.
This surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 331 people, or 1 in 31,225. In Benin it is primarily found in: Alibori Department, where 77 percent reside, Borgou Department, where 20 percent reside and Donga Department, where 2 percent reside. Other than Benin Bourakou exists in one country. It is also common in The Congo, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Bourakou
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