Gackou Surname
Approximately 4,194 people bear this surname
Gackou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 1,769 | 1:8,242 | 344 |
| Mali | 1,678 | 1:10,113 | 515 |
| Guinea | 736 | 1:16,079 | 413 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Gackou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gackou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gackou is found in Senegal more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gackou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 110,796th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,737,612 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gackou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Mande Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Senegal, where it is held by 1,769 people, or 1 in 8,242. In Senegal it is mostly found in: Fatick Region, where 30 percent are found, Diourbel Region, where 22 percent are found and Dakar Region, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Senegal Gackou occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Mali, where 40 percent are found and Guinea, where 18 percent are found.
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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 Gackou
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