Tekrou Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Tekrou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekrou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Tekrou Last Name Facts

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

Tekrou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻴﻜﺮﻭ) is more frequently found in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekrou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tekrou is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Tekrou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tekrou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin Tekrou is primarily concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 100 percent live. Outside of Benin Tekrou is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 33 percent live and Mauritania, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiekrou922/
Tekro915/
Tekru913/
Tikrou8316/
Tehkro831/
Tekroh831/
Tiekro831/
Tekroa831/
Tiekroi771/
Tiekroa771/
Tikrout771/
Tikro7361/
Tekrü7346/
Tekra7331/
Tecro732/
Tikru731/
Tjkro731/
Tickro6715/
Tecruz678/
Tyokro674/
Tekraj674/
Thekra673/
Tekrie672/
Tekrai671/
Teskra671/
Tikros671/
Tikroi671/
Tecros671/
Tekrae671/

Tekrou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tekrou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻴﻜﺮﻭtykrw-

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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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  • 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 Tekrou
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