Parkou Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Parkou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 62 | 1:334,985 | 30,391 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Parkou (12) may also be a first name.
Parkou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Parkou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Parkou is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Parkou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,414,640th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. Parkou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Parkou reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Parkou is also the 3,306,491st most common first name internationally It is held by 12 people.
Parkou is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 334,985. In Cameroon Parkou is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 95 percent are found, North Region, where 3 percent are found and West Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 2 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 Parkou
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