Farikou Surname
Approximately 3,928 people bear this surname
Farikou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,787 | 1:7,452 | 926 |
| Chad | 1,059 | 1:12,835 | 1,627 |
| Niger | 71 | 1:270,310 | 8,391 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Farikou (4,289) may also be a first name.
Farikou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farikou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Farikou is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Farikou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Farikou is the 117,247th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,855,282 people. The surname Farikou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Farikou reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 105,657th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 4,289 people.
The surname Farikou is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2,787 people, or 1 in 7,452. In Cameroon Farikou is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 78 percent are found, North Region, where 14 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 4 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 27 percent are found and Niger, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farikkou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fariku | 92 | 130 | / |
| Fariko | 92 | 20 | / |
| Farikoh | 86 | 56 | / |
| Farioko | 86 | 18 | / |
| Farikoy | 86 | 12 | / |
| Farikho | 86 | 2 | / |
| Fatriko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Faridkot | 80 | 182 | / |
| Farikoye | 80 | 46 | / |
| Fourikou | 80 | 23 | / |
| Farikhoh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Farricku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Farajkou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Farika | 77 | 649 | / |
| Variku | 77 | 93 | / |
| Variko | 77 | 42 | / |
| Farico | 77 | 25 | / |
| Fareko | 77 | 21 | / |
| Fariqo | 77 | 10 | / |
| Fareku | 77 | 7 | / |
| Foriku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fa'arikoa | 75 | 7 | / |
| Farikha | 71 | 1,005 | / |
| Farikah | 71 | 725 | / |
| Farisco | 71 | 284 | / |
| Fariqoh | 71 | 212 | / |
| Fahrika | 71 | 121 | / |
| Farikai | 71 | 92 | / |
| Farisqo | 71 | 37 | / |
| Fajrika | 71 | 34 | / |
| Vareiko | 71 | 24 | / |
| Varikoh | 71 | 23 | / |
| Faurika | 71 | 22 | / |
| Forisko | 71 | 5 | / |
| Forriku | 71 | 5 | / |
| Varikui | 71 | 4 | / |
| Faresko | 71 | 2 | / |
| Farikka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forikuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forikos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farejko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Varikoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farikye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farikei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farekho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farizqo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farikhah | 67 | 1,583 | / |
| Farikayi | 67 | 71 | / |
| Fatrikah | 67 | 26 | / |
| Fourikos | 67 | 17 | / |
| Fairikha | 67 | 12 | / |
| Faurikka | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fariscot | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fariscoy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Farrikha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Faraikai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fearekoi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Varikoye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fajrikah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Farikaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vairikoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faridqhoush | 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
- 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 Farikou
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