Alarou Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Alarou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 95 | 1:202,021 | 6,807 |
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Alarou (101) may also be a first name.
Alarou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alarou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alarou is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alarou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,736,881st most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Alarou reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Alarou is also the 940,641st most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 101 people.
The last name Alarou is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 202,021. In Niger Alarou is mostly concentrated in: Niamey Capital District, where 33 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 25 percent live and Dosso Region, where 24 percent live. Without taking into account Niger Alarou exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 13 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
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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 Alarou
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