Nekou Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Nekou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nekou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin431:240,36321,480
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Nékou (1) are calculated separately.

Nekou (97) may also be a first name.

Nekou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nekou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nekou is found most in Benin. It can occur in the variant forms: Nékou. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nekou.

How Common Is The Last Name Nekou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,091,648th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Nekou are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nekou is also the 962,660th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 97 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 240,363. In Benin Nekou is primarily concentrated in: Mono Department, where 60 percent live, Atakora Department, where 21 percent live and Borgou Department, where 7 percent live. Excluding Benin this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent live and Greece, where 6 percent live.

Nekou Last Name Statistics demography

Nekou earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.48% less than the national average, earning $20,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nékou931/
Neikou9132/
Nekouy9110/
Nekous915/
Nekouš914/
Negkou914/
Nekoue914/
Niekou914/
Neckou911/
Nekouh911/
Nekoud911/
Nekouz911/
Neko894,997/
Neku89863/
Nekouee83261/
Nekouie8331/
Nekouet832/
Neukoue831/
Nekouiy831/
Nekouyi831/
Nikou804,592/
Nekoz80746/
'Neko80342/
Nekui80207/
Nekoe80156/
Neiko80103/
Nekhu8095/
Ngeko8077/
Nekko8073/
Nekoo8071/
Ngeku8052/
Neuko8035/
Nneko8032/
Njkou8028/
Nekoi8026/
Necko8023/
Nekho8021/
Neeko8015/
Neiku8015/
Neyko8012/
Nekeu8012/
Neako808/
Nekku805/
Nekoj805/
Neeku804/
Nieko804/
Nheko804/
Necku804/
Nneku802/
Nekau802/
Nekoh802/
Nehko801/
Netku801/
Nekoa801/
Nejko801/
N'Eko801/
Nejku801/
Nekoy801/
Nekhouya772/
Nekhouye771/
Nekouyeh771/
Gnekouya771/
Nekoye735,435/
Nikoue731,557/
Gnedko73927/
Nikhou73644/
Nekoie73603/
Hnedko73396/
Nekoyi73297/
Niecko73230/
Gnetko7387/
Nekoya7386/
Nekuie7378/
Hnetko7349/
Nikouy7336/
Nekhoo7333/
Nickou7328/
Naikou7324/
Niokou7322/
Noikou7317/
Hnesko7317/
Niekau7316/
Nekhod7315/
Neekue7315/
Neukeu7311/
Nekuye7311/
Gnesko739/
Nekuii736/
Ngekoo736/
Nekayo736/
Nikkou735/
Ngekau734/
Neskos734/
Nekoha734/
Neikos734/
Neicko732/
Neytko732/
Neikho732/
Nekuyi732/
Neukui732/
Ngekoh732/
Ngekuh732/
Nekhuh732/
Niskou732/
Nikoué732/
Niejko732/
Nyokou732/
Neskoi732/
Nekoyo731/
Ngekko731/
Neakoi731/
Neekoy731/
Nejtko731/
Nekeua731/
Nekeuh731/
Nekeyo731/
Nekhoz731/
Nekkui731/
Nekoth731/
Neitko731/
Neikau731/
Neikui731/
Necoue731/
Neekoo731/
Neesko731/
Ngekui731/
Ngeeku731/
Nnekoo731/
Niekoh731/
Gnecou731/
Nekooe731/
Nhieko731/
Niekui731/
Neekop731/
Niekuu731/
Niko678,405/
Neka675,712/
Neco673,235/
Niku671,181/
Nikkhou67120/
Nyku6789/
Hnechko6756/
Nieckau6733/
Nyzkous6727/
Neeshko6726/
Nyko6726/
Nekooie6723/
Neqo6721/
Nizkous6719/
Gnechko6717/
Ngnikou6715/
Nikouee6713/
Necu6710/
Ngnekeu679/
Nikouie678/
Nekooee678/
Nickhou678/
Nikoush678/
Nekhots677/
Nekeyau675/
Gnekoya675/
Netkhup674/
Nikooou674/
Nickoue674/
Njku673/
Neikaus673/
Nyskous673/
Gnikoue672/
Neschko672/
Nettkau672/
Ngaikou672/
Nekoyeh672/
Nikouch671/
Nekoich671/
Nejkaup671/
Nekaiyo671/
Nekhosh671/
Nekoiee671/
Nekoiyo671/
Nekooye671/
Netkhot671/
Neshkoy671/
Neechko671/
Ngehkoh671/
Nikouji671/
Nieckoj671/
Nîku671/
Nekooiy671/
Ñeko671/
Njko671/
Nekhuye671/
Nyskouz671/
Neatkut671/
Netkhuy671/
Neakeau670/

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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 Nekou
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