Gnekou Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Gnekou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 26 | 1:397,523 | 29,143 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
The alternate forms: Gnèkou (1) are calculated separately.
Gnekou (22) may also be a first name.
Gnekou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gnekou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gnekou is most common in Benin. It can occur in the variant forms: Gnèkou. For other potential spellings of Gnekou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gnekou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,485,539th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Gnekou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gnekou are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 22 people.
The last name Gnekou is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 397,523. In Benin it is most frequent in: Donga Department, where 65 percent are found, Alibori Department, where 27 percent are found and Atakora Department, where 4 percent are found. Barring Benin this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 9 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gnèkou | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ngnekou | 92 | 48 | / |
| Gnekoue | 92 | 26 | / |
| Gneko | 91 | 26 | / |
| Gnekouya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gnedko | 83 | 927 | / |
| Gnetko | 83 | 87 | / |
| Gnikou | 83 | 22 | / |
| Gnesko | 83 | 9 | / |
| Gnecou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gnechko | 77 | 17 | / |
| Ngnikou | 77 | 15 | / |
| Ngnekeu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gnekoya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gnikoue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gnnikou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gneka | 73 | 259 | / |
| Gneco | 73 | 189 | / |
| Gniko | 73 | 47 | / |
| Gnyko | 73 | 4 | / |
| N'Gnikou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gnecco | 67 | 1,547 | / |
| Gnidko | 67 | 120 | / |
| Gnitko | 67 | 94 | / |
| Gnoyko | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gnojko | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gnytko | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gnneco | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngniko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngneka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gnikeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gnetka | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Gnekou
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis