Rikoua Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Rikoua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
Rikoua (21) may also be a first name.
Rikoua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rikoua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rikoua is found most frequently in Niger. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rikoua.
How Common Is The Last Name Rikoua? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Rikoua occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Rikoua live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 21 people.
The last name Rikoua is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,279,468. In Niger it is primarily found in: Dosso Region, where 60 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 20 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 13 percent are found. Not including Niger this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 31 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rikouah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Rikkoua | 92 | 1 | / |
| Riskkoua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rikaou | 83 | 40 | / |
| Rikkoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Raikuea | 77 | 239 | / |
| Ritkoha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Reskoua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rikouhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rikioui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rikae | 73 | 12 | / |
| Rikao | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ricoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rikoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rikoiyah | 71 | 45 | / |
| Rajkhoua | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ritkhoha | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ridkouhi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Raikohad | 71 | 5 | / |
| Riekkooa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Roujkoua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ricouaid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rikohe | 67 | 180 | / |
| Rikuye | 67 | 164 | / |
| Rekoui | 67 | 15 | / |
| Rekeua | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rekoay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rikaye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rikaee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reikao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raikae | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Rikoua
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