Linkou Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Linkou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 58 | 1:178,200 | 17,490 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Linkou (915) may also be a first name.
Linkou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Linkou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Linkou occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Linkou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,293,424th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Linkou live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 268,007th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 915 people.
The surname Linkou is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 178,200. In Benin Linkou is primarily concentrated in: Zou Department, where 86 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 9 percent are found and Alibori Department, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Benin Linkou exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 7 percent are found and Taiwan, where 4 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 Linkou
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