Echou Surname
Approximately 310 people bear this surname
Echou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 184 | 1:56,172 | 6,983 |
| Cameroon | 90 | 1:230,767 | 23,017 |
| Niger | 22 | 1:872,364 | 19,806 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Echou (120) may also be a first name.
Echou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Echou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Echou is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Echou? popularity and diffusion
Echou is the 872,430th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. The surname Echou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Echou are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 852,104th most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 120 people.
Echou is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 56,172. In Benin Echou is primarily concentrated in: Plateau Department, where 94 percent reside, Atlantique Department, where 3 percent reside and Zou Department, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Benin Echou exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 29 percent reside and Niger, where 7 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 Echou
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