Sakaou Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Sakaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Sakaou (20) may also be a first name.
Sakaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sakaou occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sakaou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakaou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Sakaou are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 20 people.
The last name Sakaou is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger Sakaou is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 63 percent reside, Diffa Region, where 13 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Niger this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and Benin, where 8 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
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- 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 Sakaou
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