Saakou Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Saakou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Saakou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saakou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saakou is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Saakou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saakou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Saakou is the 5,391,485th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Saakou is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Saakou live; 77 percent live in Central Africa and 69 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: West Region, where 70 percent live, Centre Region, where 10 percent live and South Region, where 10 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 15 percent live and Benin, where 8 percent live.
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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 Saakou
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