Achirou Surname
Approximately 5,729 people bear this surname
Achirou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 5,296 | 1:3,624 | 350 |
| Benin | 385 | 1:26,846 | 3,573 |
| Ivory Coast | 39 | 1:591,570 | 17,665 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Achirou (15,779) may also be a first name.
Achirou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achirou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Achirou is found most in Niger. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Achirou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 84,356th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,272,045 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Achirou are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 44,827th most prevalent forename world-wide, borne by 15,779 people.
The surname Achirou is most frequent in Niger, where it is held by 5,296 people, or 1 in 3,624. In Niger it is most numerous in: Maradi Region, where 65 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 27 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Niger this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 7 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 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 Achirou
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