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
Rikou (Russian: Рикоу) is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rikou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 816,514th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Rikou are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly used forename world-wide. It is borne by 53 people.
The last name Rikou is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 76,560. In Benin it is most numerous in: Borgou Department, where 52 percent live, Atakora Department, where 33 percent live and Donga Department, where 7 percent live. Aside from Benin this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 35 percent live and Greece, where 16 percent live.
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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