Loikou Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Loikou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 26 | 1:397,523 | 29,143 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
The alternate forms: Loïkou (37) & Loîkou (9) are calculated separately.
Loikou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loikou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Loikou occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Loïkou or Loîkou. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Loikou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Loikou is the 3,798,600th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Loikou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 397,523. In Benin it is most common in: Kouffo Department, where 46 percent reside, Zou Department, where 38 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin Loikou is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Loikou
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