Erkou Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Erkou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erkou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Erkou (295) may also be a first name.

Erkou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erkou occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Erkou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erkou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Erkou occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Erkou are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 25 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 513,559th most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 295 people.

The surname Erkou is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: North Region, where 50 percent live and South Region, where 50 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Erkou is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 25 percent live and Taiwan, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerkou9146/
Yerkou9119/
Herkou913/
Jerkou911/
Erko895,487/
Erku892,640/
Yerckou831/
Erkuş807,291/
Herko801,161/
Gerko80391/
Jerko80147/
Erkko80144/
Erkop80109/
Erkau8085/
Herku8034/
Ierku8019/
Erkhu8018/
Erkuz8018/
Yerko8015/
Eirku8010/
Eirko804/
Erkku802/
Erkoy801/
Eurko801/
Erkuu801/
Ierko801/
Erkoi801/
Erkco801/
Erkue801/
Irkou801/
Jerkku73251/
Gierko73160/
Gerkau7341/
Gerkoy7333/
Herzko7310/
Heurko739/
Jirkou738/
Jerkoo738/
Hercko737/
Jerkko735/
Eirkui735/
Ercout735/
Erkuya734/
Herkut732/
Hercku732/
Jerkho731/
Erkoya731/
Jerkoč731/
Yorkou731/
Gerkui731/
Erkuye731/
Herkau730/
Yerkus730/
Herkoh730/
Erkaut730/
Erka67393/
Gercouy6770/
Irko6739/
Erkü6723/
Irku6722/
Erco6720/
Gehrkue6717/
Yrko6711/
Jerkoić675/
Ercu674/
Hercout673/
Jerkoot673/
Heereku673/
Hercoue672/
Eyrekeu671/
Erqo671/
Herkush671/

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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 Erkou
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