Wirkou Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Wirkou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Wirkou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wirkou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wirkou is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wirkou.
How Common Is The Last Name Wirkou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Wirkou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wirkou are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Wirkou is most common in Benin, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin it is mostly found in: Atakora Department, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Benin it is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wirku | 91 | 102 | / |
| Wirko | 91 | 12 | / |
| Wiorko | 83 | 39 | / |
| Wirkuu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Wirkui | 83 | 8 | / |
| Werkou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wirkuś | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wirkuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wirkoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wirkku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wirkup | 83 | 0 | / |
| Hbirkou | 77 | 11 | / |
| Wirkocz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wiercko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Werku | 73 | 5,640 | / |
| Wirka | 73 | 509 | / |
| Virko | 73 | 272 | / |
| Werko | 73 | 19 | / |
| Wreku | 73 | 16 | / |
| Wurku | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wreko | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wurko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weirkopf | 71 | 0 | / |
| Virkud | 67 | 789 | / |
| Werkau | 67 | 59 | / |
| Verkou | 67 | 44 | / |
| Birkui | 67 | 34 | / |
| Wirkotsch | 67 | 33 | / |
| Wirkas | 67 | 29 | / |
| Vrekou | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wrecko | 67 | 16 | / |
| Birkoy | 67 | 15 | / |
| Virkku | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vyrkou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wyrkus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Virkau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wircup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wirqua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wrekoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hbirko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wirkah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Werkup | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wirkou
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