Rikowa Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Rikowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Rikowa (2) may also be a first name.
Rikowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rikowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rikowa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rikowa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 11,742,229th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Rikowa reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 9,404,674th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 2 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 100 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 50 percent reside.
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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 Rikowa
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