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 last name Ishakou is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishakou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ishakou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 27 people.
The last name Ishakou is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Ishakou is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 33 percent are found and Benin, where 17 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 Ishakou
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