Tchekou Surname
Approximately 416 people bear this surname
Tchekou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 243 | 1:42,533 | 5,451 |
| Ivory Coast | 116 | 1:198,890 | 8,549 |
| Cameroon | 50 | 1:415,381 | 35,427 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Tchekou (86) may also be a first name.
Tchekou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchekou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tchekou is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchekou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tchekou is the 706,244th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,518,139 people. The surname Tchekou is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Tchekou reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 86 people.
It is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 243 people, or 1 in 42,533. In Benin Tchekou is primarily found in: Donga Department, where 40 percent live, Zou Department, where 37 percent live and Collines Department, where 8 percent live. Outside of Benin this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 28 percent live and Cameroon, where 12 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 Tchekou
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