Kerkoube Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Kerkoube Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Kerkoube Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerkoube Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kerkoube (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻛﻮﺏ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerkoube? popularity and diffusion
Kerkoube is the 6,063,924th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Kerkoube occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Kerkoube live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 818,973. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Adrar Region, where 20 percent reside, Hodh Chargui Region, where 20 percent reside and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 40 percent reside and Belgium, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerkouba | 88 | 428 | / |
| Kerkoubi | 88 | 5 | / |
| Karkoube | 88 | 3 | / |
| Kerkove | 80 | 241 | / |
| Kerkabe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kerkhove | 75 | 1,114 | / |
| Karkoubi | 75 | 318 | / |
| Kerckove | 75 | 169 | / |
| Kerkhowe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kerckhove | 71 | 995 | / |
| Kerkhover | 71 | 23 | / |
| Kerkhoeve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kerkabi | 67 | 81 | / |
| Kirkove | 67 | 40 | / |
| Kerckhoeve | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kerckhoove | 67 | 13 | / |
| Karkabe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Korkobi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kerkaba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kercove | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kerkabj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerkckhove | 67 | 1 | / |
Kerkoube Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kerkoube in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺮﻛﻮﺏ | krkwb | - |
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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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- 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 Kerkoube
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