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
Kerekou (Arabic: كيريكو) is more frequently found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Kérékou. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerekou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 734,496th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 18,496,309 people. 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 held forename world-wide It is held by 890 people.
Kerekou is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 381 people, or 1 in 27,128. In Benin Kerekou is most prevalent in: Atakora Department, where 42 percent live, Borgou Department, where 20 percent live and Donga Department, where 13 percent live. Apart from Benin Kerekou is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Senegal, where 1 percent live.
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
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- 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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