Ahiou Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Ahiou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 19 | 1:543,979 | 34,804 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ahiou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahiou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ahiou is found most frequently in Benin. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahiou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,427,875th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Ahiou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ahiou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 543,979. In Benin Ahiou is most frequent in: Collines Department, where 37 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 26 percent are found and Zou Department, where 21 percent are found. Beside Benin this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 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 Ahiou
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