Lakou Surname
Approximately 767 people bear this surname
Lakou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 586 | 1:17,638 | 2,380 |
| Ivory Coast | 54 | 1:427,245 | 14,306 |
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 1:181,194 | 25,163 |
| Greece | 27 | 1:410,363 | 54,524 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Lakou (236) may also be a first name.
Lakou Demographics
Average Lakou Salary in
United States
$11,688 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lakou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lakou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lakou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻻﻛﻮ) occurs most in Benin. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lakou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 444,963rd most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,501,364 people. Lakou is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Lakou are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lakou is also the 583,008th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 236 people.
The surname Lakou is most common in Benin, where it is held by 586 people, or 1 in 17,638. In Benin Lakou is most frequent in: Mono Department, where 78 percent are found, Kouffo Department, where 9 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Benin it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.
Lakou Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Lakou earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.77% less than the national average, earning 270,748 kr per year and in United States they earn 72.91% less than the national average, earning $11,688 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lakou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lakou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻻﻛﻮ | alakw | - |
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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 Lakou
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