Tounkou Surname
Approximately 305 people bear this surname
Tounkou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 178 | 1:107,820 | 4,343 |
| Benin | 127 | 1:81,383 | 9,612 |
Tounkou (312) may also be a first name.
Tounkou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tounkou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tounkou occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tounkou? popularity and diffusion
Tounkou is the 883,255th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. Tounkou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tounkou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 497,456th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 312 people.
The last name Tounkou is most frequent in Niger, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 107,820. In Niger Tounkou is most frequent in: Zinder Region, where 56 percent live, Maradi Region, where 30 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 6 percent live. Outside of Niger this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 42 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 Tounkou
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