Proksou Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Proksou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Proksou Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon791:262,90025,427
Chad41:3,398,0507,703

Proksou (26) may also be a first name.

Proksou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Proksou occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Proksou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,061,309th most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. Proksou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Proksou live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Chadic Africa. Proksou is also the 2,084,397th most widespread first name on earth, held by 26 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 262,900. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 82 percent live, Littoral Region, where 13 percent live and North Region, where 4 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Proksou is found in one country. It is also common in Chad, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prokso9220/
Proksa771,127/
Proksza71307/
Proksha7132/
Proeksa715/
Prosksa711/
Pruksop711/
Prokscha67245/
Prokshaj6729/
Proksaat674/
Prakshot672/
Procksha671/
Proksaad671/
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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 Proksou
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