Adarou Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Adarou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 80 | 1:259,613 | 25,186 |
| Niger | 48 | 1:399,834 | 11,128 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Adarou (192) may also be a first name.
Adarou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adarou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Adarou is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Adarou.
How Common Is The Last Name Adarou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,558,593rd most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. Adarou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adarou are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Adarou is also the 655,603rd most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 192 people.
It is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 259,613. In Cameroon Adarou is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 68 percent are found, North Region, where 14 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 9 percent are found. Not including Cameroon Adarou is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 36 percent are found and Benin, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Adarou
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