Erkou Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Erkou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
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
Erkou is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Erkou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Erkou live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 25 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 513,559th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 295 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Erkou is primarily found in: North Region, where 50 percent live and South Region, where 50 percent live. Other than Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 25 percent live and Taiwan, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerkou | 91 | 46 | / |
| Yerkou | 91 | 19 | / |
| Herkou | 91 | 3 | / |
| Jerkou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Erko | 89 | 5,487 | / |
| Erku | 89 | 2,640 | / |
| Yerckou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Erkuş | 80 | 7,291 | / |
| Herko | 80 | 1,161 | / |
| Gerko | 80 | 391 | / |
| Jerko | 80 | 147 | / |
| Erkko | 80 | 144 | / |
| Erkop | 80 | 109 | / |
| Erkau | 80 | 85 | / |
| Herku | 80 | 34 | / |
| Ierku | 80 | 19 | / |
| Erkhu | 80 | 18 | / |
| Erkuz | 80 | 18 | / |
| Yerko | 80 | 15 | / |
| Eirku | 80 | 10 | / |
| Eirko | 80 | 4 | / |
| Erkku | 80 | 2 | / |
| Erkoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eurko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Erkuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ierko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Erkoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Erkco | 80 | 1 | / |
| Erkue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Irkou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jerkku | 73 | 251 | / |
| Gierko | 73 | 160 | / |
| Gerkau | 73 | 41 | / |
| Gerkoy | 73 | 33 | / |
| Herzko | 73 | 10 | / |
| Heurko | 73 | 9 | / |
| Jirkou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Jerkoo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hercko | 73 | 7 | / |
| Jerkko | 73 | 5 | / |
| Eirkui | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ercout | 73 | 5 | / |
| Erkuya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Herkut | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hercku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jerkho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erkoya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jerkoč | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yorkou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gerkui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erkuye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Herkau | 73 | 0 | / |
| Yerkus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Herkoh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Erkaut | 73 | 0 | / |
| Erka | 67 | 393 | / |
| Gercouy | 67 | 70 | / |
| Irko | 67 | 39 | / |
| Erkü | 67 | 23 | / |
| Irku | 67 | 22 | / |
| Erco | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gehrkue | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yrko | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jerkoić | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ercu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hercout | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jerkoot | 67 | 3 | / |
| Heereku | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hercoue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eyrekeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erqo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herkush | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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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