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 occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchekou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 706,244th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 17,518,139 people. The surname Tchekou occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Tchekou live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequently occurring given name world-wide It is held by 86 people.
The last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 243 people, or 1 in 42,533. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Donga Department, where 40 percent are found, Zou Department, where 37 percent are found and Collines Department, where 8 percent are found. Not including Benin it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 28 percent are found and Cameroon, where 12 percent are found.
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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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