Ailou Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Ailou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Ailou (267) may also be a first name.
Ailou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ailou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ailou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻠﻴﻮ) is found most in Niger. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ailou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ailou live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Chadic Africa. Ailou is also the 544,256th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 267 people.
The surname is most widespread in Niger, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 1,066,223. In Niger it is most common in: Tahoua Region, where 78 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 11 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Niger this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 9 percent reside and Algeria, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ailou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ailou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻠﻴﻮ | lyw | 50 |
| ﺍﻋﻴﻠﻮ | aylw | 50 |
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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 Ailou
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