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 last name Achirou has its highest incidence in Niger. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Achirou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Achirou is the 84,356th most frequent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,272,045 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Achirou reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Achirou is also the 44,827th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 15,779 people.
This surname is most numerous in Niger, where it is held by 5,296 people, or 1 in 3,624. In Niger Achirou is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 65 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 27 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Niger this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found 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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