Risikatu Surname

664,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Risikatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Risikatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4431:399,87121,013
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Risikatu (20,458) may also be a first name.

Risikatu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Risikatu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Risikatu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Risikatu? popularity and diffusion

Risikatu is the 664,903rd most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,158,638 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Risikatu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 37,174th most widely held forename in the world It is held by 20,458 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 443 people, or 1 in 399,871. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 24 percent reside, Osun, where 20 percent reside and Oyo, where 19 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 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
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  • 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 Risikatu
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