Zaakou Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Zaakou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Zaakou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zaakou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zaakou is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zaakou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Zaakou is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Zaakou are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,798,004. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Dosso Region, where 50 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Niger Zaakou occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 14 percent live and Cameroon, where 14 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 Zaakou
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