Yacou Surname
Approximately 1,257 people bear this surname
Yacou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,033 | 1:18,579 | 1,183 |
| Benin | 93 | 1:111,136 | 12,439 |
| Ivory Coast | 68 | 1:339,283 | 12,260 |
| France | 38 | 1:1,747,966 | 156,445 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yacou (2,749) may also be a first name.
Yacou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yacou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yacou occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yacou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yacou is the 302,077th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,797,570 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Yacou are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 139,411th most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 2,749 people.
The last name Yacou is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 1,033 people, or 1 in 18,579. In Niger it is most numerous in: Maradi Region, where 42 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 31 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 23 percent reside. Other than Niger Yacou occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 7 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Yacou
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