Chekou Surname
Approximately 758 people bear this surname
Chekou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 560 | 1:34,271 | 1,894 |
| Algeria | 104 | 1:371,457 | 32,724 |
| Cameroon | 57 | 1:364,370 | 32,302 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
The alternate forms: Chékou (1) are calculated separately.
Chekou (1,167) may also be a first name.
Chekou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chekou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chekou is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Chékou. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chekou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 449,013th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,614,177 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chekou reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 232,543rd most frequent first name internationally, held by 1,167 people.
It is most frequent in Niger, where it is carried by 560 people, or 1 in 34,271. In Niger Chekou is primarily concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 44 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 16 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Niger Chekou occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 14 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 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 Chekou
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