Naikoua Surname
Approximately 1,826 people bear this surname
Naikoua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,825 | 1:11,380 | 1,543 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
The alternate forms: Naïkoua (5) are calculated separately.
Naikoua (227) may also be a first name.
Naikoua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naikoua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Naikoua occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Naïkoua. For other potential spellings of Naikoua click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Naikoua? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 223,100th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,990,989 people. Naikoua is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Naikoua reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Naikoua is also the 596,468th most frequently held first name globally, held by 227 people.
This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,825 people, or 1 in 11,380. In Cameroon Naikoua is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 75 percent are found, North Region, where 22 percent are found and Centre Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 0 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 Naikoua
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