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 last name Parakou is found most frequently in Benin. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Parakou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Parakou reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 30 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Benin, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 2,067,120. In Benin Parakou is most numerous in: Borgou Department, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Benin Parakou exists in one country. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 44 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 Parakou
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