Zakeo Surname

503,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Zakeo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zakeo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4051:130,72012,231
Zimbabwe1081:142,94718,429
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zambia141:1,132,13730,603
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Zakeo (1,370) may also be a first name.

Zakeo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Zakeo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Zakeo is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zakeo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zakeo is the 503,825th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 11,177,218 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Zakeo live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Zakeo is also the 211,618th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 1,370 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 405 people, or 1 in 130,720. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 89 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 2 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 2 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside and Malawi, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zackeo9119/
Zaekeo914/
Sakeo80110/
Jakeo8088/
Zakio8022/
Zekeo803/
Zakyo802/
Zakcheou773/
Zacheo731,482/
Zaikyo7353/
Zaqueo7347/
Saikeo7315/
Zakiea736/
Jackeo734/
Jaikeo733/
Zakiho732/
Jakeao731/
Seakeo731/
Zakiae731/
Zaakyo731/
Zakeea731/
Jhakeo731/
Zakjou731/
Zaccheo672,099/
Zeakeah676/
Zacheou676/
Zacqueo674/
Saikeao673/
Jaikeao672/
Sakkeao672/
Zeekeoi671/
Jakkeao671/
Chaykeo671/
Zakuiyo671/
Zakoyea671/
Zakaayo671/
Zackyos671/
Zakiohs671/
Chaikeo671/
Zaquieo671/

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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 Zakeo
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