Kerekou Surname
Approximately 394 people bear this surname
Kerekou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 381 | 1:27,128 | 3,602 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
The alternate forms: Kérékou (1) are calculated separately.
Kerekou (890) may also be a first name.
Kerekou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerekou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kerekou (Arabic: كيريكو) is found most in Benin. It may appear as: Kérékou. For other potential spellings of Kerekou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerekou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 734,496th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 18,496,309 people. The surname Kerekou is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kerekou are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 272,424th most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 890 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 381 people, or 1 in 27,128. In Benin Kerekou is most frequent in: Atakora Department, where 42 percent reside, Borgou Department, where 20 percent reside and Donga Department, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Benin this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Senegal, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kerekou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kerekou in the Arabic language | ||
| كيريكو | kyrykw | - |
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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 Kerekou
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