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 last name Rikoua occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rikoua? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,665,662nd most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Rikoua are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Rikoua is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 21 people.
The surname is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,279,468. In Niger Rikoua is mostly found in: Dosso Region, where 60 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 20 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Niger this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 31 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside.
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
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- 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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