Elkou Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Elkou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger181:1,066,22323,213
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Elkou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Elkou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Elkou occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Elkou.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Elkou is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Elkou reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 1,066,223. In Niger it is most common in: Agadez Region, where 89 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Niger Elkou is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 10 percent are found and Tunisia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Elkouh9113/
Elkoud919/
Yelkou919/
Elkous913/
Elhkou911/
Elkouy911/
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Helkous831/
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Elkoi80171/
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Helko8046/
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Elkho8023/
Đelko8014/
Ilkou809/
Gelko803/
Elkue801/
Helku801/
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Elkoh801/
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Elkhouch7711/
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Elkott731,492/
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Elkhot739/
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Elkhop730/
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Elka671,932/
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Ilku67223/
Elco67124/
Ylku67108/
Elkhuja6727/
Elkhoja6720/
Elkojje6710/
Elkotch674/
Yelcoue674/
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Helkoop671/
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Elká671/
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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 Elkou
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