Faroukou Surname
Approximately 1,480 people bear this surname
Faroukou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 774 | 1:24,796 | 1,478 |
| Benin | 688 | 1:15,023 | 2,035 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
Faroukou (4,639) may also be a first name.
Faroukou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faroukou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Faroukou is most common in Niger. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Faroukou? popularity and diffusion
Faroukou is the 264,506th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 4,924,018 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Faroukou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 100,670th most frequently used forename at a global level. It is borne by 4,639 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 774 people, or 1 in 24,796. In Niger Faroukou is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 46 percent live, Dosso Region, where 17 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 14 percent live. Beside Niger this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 46 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
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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 Faroukou
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