Chakoun Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Chakoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chakoun (208) may also be a first name.
Chakoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chakoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chakoun is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chakoun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakoun? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chakoun is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Chakoun live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 627,410th most commonly used forename internationally It is held by 208 people.
This last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,722,600. In Benin it is most numerous in: Ouémé Department, where 100 percent live. Other than Benin Chakoun occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.
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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 Chakoun
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