Parakou Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Parakou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
Parakou (30) may also be a first name.
Parakou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Parakou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Parakou occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Parakou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Parakou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Parakou are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Parakou is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 30 people.
The surname Parakou is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 2,067,120. In Benin Parakou is most prevalent in: Borgou Department, where 20 percent live. Apart from Benin it occurs in one country. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 44 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 Parakou
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