Yarkou Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Yarkou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Yarkou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yarkou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yarkou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺮﻛﻮ) is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yarkou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Yarkou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Yarkou live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most common in Benin, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin it is most common in: Atakora Department, where 50 percent live and Borgou Department, where 50 percent live. Outside of Benin Yarkou exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 29 percent live and Belgium, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yarkouh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yarko | 91 | 1,093 | / |
| Yarku | 91 | 22 | / |
| Yarkho | 83 | 170 | / |
| Yarkoi | 83 | 37 | / |
| Yarkoh | 83 | 5 | / |
| Jyarko | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yareko | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jarkou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yarqou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iarkou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yarkoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yarkoo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yarkue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yorkou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yarkuch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yiorkou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yarkhau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yarka | 73 | 728 | / |
| Yorko | 73 | 257 | / |
| Jarko | 73 | 168 | / |
| Yarco | 73 | 25 | / |
| Jarku | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yorku | 73 | 8 | / |
| Yarcu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Iarko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yarcouye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yarkquai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yarkah | 67 | 277 | / |
| Yarkay | 67 | 190 | / |
| Jarkko | 67 | 188 | / |
| Jharko | 67 | 178 | / |
| Yareco | 67 | 166 | / |
| Yarkie | 67 | 70 | / |
| Yarkey | 67 | 58 | / |
| Yarkai | 67 | 52 | / |
| Jarkho | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jarkoh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yorkue | 67 | 15 | / |
| Yorkoh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yareka | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yarkat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yarkei | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yorkoş | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yarkha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yarkas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ajorku | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jarkot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jarkoč | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajorko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jarkau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaggirkau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yorkoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarqoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahrko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayorko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jarkku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jarcou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yorkeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarkaç | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoorko | 67 | 1 | / |
Yarkou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yarkou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﺮﻛﻮ | yrkw | - |
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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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- 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 Yarkou
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