Assekou Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Assekou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Assekou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2421:42,7095,480
Ivory Coast1301:177,4717,910
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Assekou (122) may also be a first name.

Assekou Last Name Facts

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

Assekou occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Assekou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 742,570th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 18,782,335 people. The last name Assekou is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Assekou are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 844,248th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 122 people.

The last name is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 242 people, or 1 in 42,709. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Zou Department, where 57 percent live, Collines Department, where 13 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 12 percent live. Beside Benin this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 34 percent live and Mali, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asseakou9336/
Aïssekou9323/
Aissekou9323/
Asseykou936/
Aîssekou933/
Assiekou931/
Asseïkou931/
Asseikou931/
Asseko922,904/
Asekou9210/
Asseku926/
Assikou865/
Assieko861/
Ashekou861/
Aîsekou861/
Aïsekou861/
Aseku831,866/
Aseko83583/
Hassikou80204/
Ahssikou809/
Gassikou803/
Assikhou801/
Asheko77455/
Asseka77441/
Aiseko7721/
Asheku7716/
Haseku7712/
Asikou778/
Aseuku777/
Aseaku775/
Osseko774/
Asieku773/
Assiko773/
Assiku772/
Asekoh772/
Gaseko772/
Asekoo771/
Auseko771/
Asekho771/
Asekut771/
Asséko771/
Assikouyo757/
Ousseko7139/
Asekhoy7116/
Assidku7115/
Aissiku719/
Hasikou716/
Asheiko715/
Ahssiko714/
Assikos712/
Hassiko712/
Hassiku711/
Osseiko711/
Assekey711/
Atsieko711/
Aseakoh711/
Asekoya711/
Ossikou711/
Gassiku711/
Asekowe711/
Ossekop710/
Asiku6712,528/
Oseko674,934/
Asiko674,595/
Aseka673,634/
Aceko67839/
Oseku67770/
Aceku67113/
Hassikos6779/
Atchekou6747/
Aseco6723/
Asyko676/
Aisekoya672/
Adsekoya672/
Assikuyo671/
Haussyko671/
Ahsikkou671/
Hatsheku671/

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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
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  • 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 Assekou
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