Zakiou Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Zakiou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 41 | 1:252,088 | 22,137 |
| Burkina Faso | 41 | 1:447,612 | 6,554 |
| Niger | 41 | 1:468,098 | 12,501 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Zakiou (326) may also be a first name.
Zakiou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zakiou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zakiou is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zakiou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zakiou is the 1,612,213th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zakiou live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 485,722nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 326 people.
This last name is most frequent in Benin, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 252,088. In Benin it is mostly found in: Donga Department, where 83 percent live and Borgou Department, where 17 percent live. Aside from Benin this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 33 percent live and Niger, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zakioiu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zakiu | 91 | 22 | / |
| Zakoiu | 83 | 14 | / |
| Zakoyu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Zakihu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zakoju | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zakjou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zakaiyaou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zakkoiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sakiu | 73 | 46 | / |
| Jakiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zakyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zakcheou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zackhius | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zackkius | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zakeyu | 67 | 2,510 | / |
| Jaskiu | 67 | 204 | / |
| Sakiju | 67 | 63 | / |
| Zaqius | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zachiu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Saukiu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jackiu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zakyua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sakihu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cakiju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakoyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sackiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zacoyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jackieoux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jakoju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakkiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saikiu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zakiou
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