Last name Wakou (Wakou 
) , in all the world, is a rare surname. The last name Wakou is characteristic of Cameroon, where it is a rare surname, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Canada, where it is an extremely rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and the United States. Much less frequently, Wakou is the forename as well as the last name.