Zinkaou Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Zinkaou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zinkaou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin261:397,52329,143
Niger111:1,744,72934,351

Zinkaou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zinkaou occurs most in Benin. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zinkaou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,228,735th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zinkaou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequent in Benin, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 397,523. In Benin it is most frequent in: Alibori Department, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Benin Zinkaou occurs in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zinkao921/
Jinkaou862/
Sinkaou861/
Chinkaou801/
Sinkao7734/
Jinkao771/
Sinkaeo71357/
Sinkoua7179/
Chinkao7113/
Sinkhao715/
Singkao713/
Zimkouo711/
Zenkouo711/
Zhinkoa711/
Sinkoju711/
Jimkaou711/
Singkaeo678,715/
Chinkhao67151/
Singkhao67148/
Tchinkao672/
Gingkeao671/
Sinkheao671/
Dzenkouo671/
Tsinkoua671/
Sienkoua671/
Sinkouoa671/
Djimkaou671/

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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 Zinkaou
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