Aljou Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Aljou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| Syria | 11 | 1:1,754,638 | 8,509 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Aljou (44) may also be a first name.
Aljou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aljou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Aljou is found most frequently in Niger. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aljou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,798,600th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Aljou are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Aljou is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 44 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Niger, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,279,468. In Niger Aljou is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 73 percent are found, Agadez Region, where 13 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Niger Aljou exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 41 percent are found and Iran, where 4 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 Aljou
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