Nekoua Surname

136,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Nekoua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nekoua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin3,2811:3,150380
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Nekoua (634) may also be a first name.

Nekoua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nekoua is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nekoua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 136,208th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,211,027 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nekoua are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nekoua is also the 330,552nd most common first name worldwide, borne by 634 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 3,281 people, or 1 in 3,150. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 85 percent reside, Borgou Department, where 11 percent reside and Collines Department, where 2 percent reside. Barring Benin this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and Algeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Niekoua921/
N'Ekoua921/
Nekoa911/
Nekhouat861/
Ngnekoua861/
Nekoui83120/
Nekouy8310/
Nikoua836/
Nekoha834/
Nekeua831/
Nekouo831/
Nedkoa831/
Nykoua831/
Nekouei772,994/
Naikoua771,826/
Nekouee77261/
Nekouie7731/
Nekhoui775/
Nekohat772/
Nekouhi771/
Nekuhat771/
Neikoah771/
Ngekouo771/
Nikouaz771/
Nyokoua771/
Nekouyi771/
Nekouiy771/
Nekoe73156/
Nekae736/
Nikoa733/
Nekao731/
Necoa731/
Nekouhiz7148/
Nekouhou7130/
Nekoieha7114/
Nekouyid7112/
Nekouhid718/
Ngnekoui712/
Ngaikoua711/
Gnekouho711/
Neakhoah711/
Nekoye675,435/
Nekoie67603/
Nekohi67525/
Nekahi67425/
Nekoei67285/
Nikoui67158/
Naikoa67132/
Nekoee67130/
Nekuie6778/
Nekhao6757/
Nekooi6740/
Nikouy6736/
Nekuee6712/
Nekaho6712/
Nekuye6711/
Nekuei674/
Nekuhi672/
Nekaie672/
Nikoué672/
Nekaye672/
Nikuha671/
Nekeea671/
Netkae671/
Nikouo671/
Nekkae671/
Nekooe671/
Nekoho671/

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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 Nekoua
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