Ishakou Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Ishakou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ishakou (27) may also be a first name.
Ishakou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishakou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ishakou occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ishakou.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishakou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ishakou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 27 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Ishakou is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 33 percent reside and Benin, where 17 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 Ishakou
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