Shakou Surname
Approximately 585 people bear this surname
Shakou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 388 | 1:11,724 | 2,243 |
| Jordan | 156 | 1:56,682 | 5,375 |
| Iran | 39 | 1:1,968,783 | 70,616 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Shakou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shakou is found most frequently in Palestine. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 546,987th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 12,457,343 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shakou live; 93 percent live in West Asia and 93 percent live in Levant.
Shakou is most commonly held in Palestine, where it is carried by 388 people, or 1 in 11,724. In Palestine it is primarily concentrated in: Nablus Governorate, where 100 percent reside. Beside Palestine it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 27 percent reside and Iran, where 7 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
- 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 Shakou
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