Alhou Surname
Approximately 7,898 people bear this surname
Alhou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 7,882 | 1:2,435 | 260 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Alhou (2,867) may also be a first name.
Alhou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alhou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alhou has its highest incidence in Niger. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alhou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alhou is the 63,418th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 922,708 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alhou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 135,867th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 2,867 people.
The last name Alhou is most widespread in Niger, where it is borne by 7,882 people, or 1 in 2,435. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 74 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 11 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Niger this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside and Morocco, where 0 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 Alhou
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