Safokou Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Safokou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Safokou Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Safokou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Safokou is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Safokou.

How Common Is The Last Name Safokou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Safokou live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Safokou is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon Safokou is most prevalent in: West Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saafokou933/
Safoko923/
Saafoko8610/
Sofokou861/
Sahfokoueh821/
Safoshko808/
Safakhou802/
Safuku774/
Safuko774/
Safako773/
Safoka773/
Sofoko771/
Shafuku7151/
Saifuku7140/
Shafuko7120/
Zafakou711/
Siafuko711/
Safakhoo6722/
Safakuya677/
Safakoye672/
Shaufuku671/
Safakuji671/
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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 Safokou
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