Rakou Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Rakou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 83 | 1:250,230 | 24,514 |
| Greece | 12 | 1:923,316 | 84,525 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rakou (159) may also be a first name.
Rakou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rakou is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakou? popularity and diffusion
Rakou is the 1,765,740th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Rakou reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Rakou is also the 727,628th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 159 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 250,230. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 11 percent are found and Benin, where 4 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 Rakou
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