Alourou Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Alourou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Alourou (15) may also be a first name.
Alourou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alourou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alourou is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alourou? popularity and diffusion
Alourou is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Alourou is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Alourou reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 15 people.
This last name is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Niger Alourou exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 11 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 11 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 Alourou
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