Rinkou Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Rinkou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Rinkou (7) may also be a first name.
Rinkou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rinkou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rinkou occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rinkou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rinkou is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rinkou reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Rinkou is also the 4,548,448th most frequently held forename globally, held by 7 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most common in: North Region, where 50 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Rinkou
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