Riskoua Surname

244,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Riskoua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riskoua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger1,6281:11,789857
Benin21:5,167,80184,334

Riskoua (432) may also be a first name.

Riskoua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riskoua is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riskoua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 244,412th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,470,887 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Riskoua are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 412,918th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 432 people.

The surname Riskoua is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 1,628 people, or 1 in 11,789. In Niger Riskoua is mostly found in: Maradi Region, where 32 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 26 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 21 percent are found. Besides Niger it is found in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riskkoua931/
Riskoa9213/
Riskaou8646/
Reskoua861/
Riskoye711/
Rizkioui671/
Riscoe62149/
Reskaei576/
Rioscao571/
Rezkoui571/
Rezkioui5310/

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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 Riskoua
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