Chikaou Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Chikaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 60 | 1:319,867 | 9,444 |
| Benin | 17 | 1:607,977 | 36,930 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Chikaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chikaou occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikaou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chikaou is the 2,136,387th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chikaou live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Chadic Africa.
It is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 319,867. In Niger Chikaou is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 48 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 27 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 17 percent reside. Barring Niger Chikaou is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 22 percent reside and Spain, where 1 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 Chikaou
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