Chakou Surname
Approximately 1,100 people bear this surname
Chakou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 823 | 1:46,940 | 8,203 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Niger | 25 | 1:767,681 | 17,983 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Chakou (283) may also be a first name.
Chakou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chakou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chakou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺗﺸﺎﻛﻮ) is found most in Algeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 335,329th most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,625,042 people. The last name Chakou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chakou reside; 97 percent reside in North Africa and 97 percent reside in Mahgreb. Chakou is also the 526,385th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 283 people.
This surname is most widespread in Algeria, where it is borne by 823 people, or 1 in 46,940. In Algeria Chakou is primarily found in: Ouargla Province, where 82 percent reside, Blida Province, where 17 percent reside and Algiers Province, where 0 percent reside. Barring Algeria this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 22 percent reside and Niger, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chakou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chakou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺗﺸﺎﻛﻮ | atshakw | - |
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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 Chakou
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