Rikou Surname
Approximately 341 people bear this surname
Rikou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 135 | 1:76,560 | 9,134 |
| Niger | 121 | 1:158,612 | 5,735 |
| Greece | 56 | 1:197,853 | 31,389 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Rikou (53) may also be a first name.
Rikou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rikou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rikou (Russian: Рикоу) occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rikou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 816,514th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 21,371,102 people. The last name Rikou occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Rikou reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rikou is also the 1,366,219th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 53 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 76,560. In Benin it is most numerous in: Borgou Department, where 52 percent reside, Atakora Department, where 33 percent reside and Donga Department, where 7 percent reside. Not including Benin this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 35 percent reside and Greece, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rikou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rikou in the Russian language | ||
| Рикоу | rikou | - |
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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 Rikou
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