Nikoyo Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Nikoyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 189 | 1:109,889 | 12,825 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nikoyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nikoyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nikoyo occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nikoyo? popularity and diffusion
Nikoyo is the 1,227,038th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname Nikoyo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nikoyo live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 189 people, or 1 in 109,889. In Cameroon Nikoyo is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 73 percent live, Littoral Region, where 21 percent live and South Region, where 4 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live.
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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 Nikoyo
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