N'Dekou Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

N'Dekou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

N'Dekou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

N'Dekou (24) may also be a first name.

N'Dekou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name N'Dekou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname N'Dekou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺪﻛﻮ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of N'Dekou.

How Common Is The Last Name N'Dekou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of N'Dekou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 24 people.

It is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Brakna Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Mauritania N'Dekou is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 20 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Dekoue9316/
N'Diekou9315/
N'Deko92121/
Ndekou9289/
N'Dekouet881/
N'Dekoi861/
Ndiekou861/
Ndeko833,363/
Ndeku83654/
Ndeukoue801/
Ndikou7723/
Ndeuko7721/
Ndeiko779/
Ndieku776/
N'Deka776/
Ndecko774/
Ndekoa774/
N'Diko772/
Ndeeku772/
Ndekoh772/
N'Déko771/
Ndieko771/
Ndekuo771/
Ndekoi771/
Ndekeu771/
Ndeaku771/
Ndheku771/
Nøddeskou753/
Ndekeyo7156/
Ndeskoi7138/
Ndeukeu7110/
Ndekoya712/
Ndiokou712/
N'Dekah711/
N'Deika711/
N'Decka711/
Ndekoyo711/
Ndekuye711/
Ndeucou711/
Ndekoha711/
Ndekeup711/
N'Dieka711/
Ndekoye711/
Ndeka673,767/
Ndiku671,684/
Ndiko671,282/
Ndeco676/
Ndjko671/

N'Dekou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
N'Dekou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﺪﻛﻮandkw36.36
ﺃﻧﺪﻛﻮandkw36.36
ﺍﻧﺪﻙandk18.18
ﺍﻧﺪﻛﻮﺍandkwa9.09

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to N'Dekou
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