Founkou Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Founkou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 21 | 1:913,906 | 20,544 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Founkou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Founkou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Founkou occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Founkou? popularity and diffusion
Founkou is the 4,034,050th most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Founkou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Founkou reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
It is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 913,906. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 86 percent reside, Agadez Region, where 5 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 5 percent reside. Not including Niger this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Founkou
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