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 is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Loïkou or Loîkou. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Loikou? popularity and diffusion
Loikou is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Loikou is predominantly found 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.
This surname is most frequent in Benin, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 397,523. In Benin Loikou is mostly found in: Kouffo Department, where 46 percent reside, Zou Department, where 38 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 4 percent reside. Not including Benin Loikou exists 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
- 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 Loikou
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