Anarou Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Anarou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 54 | 1:355,408 | 10,225 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Anarou (43) may also be a first name.
Anarou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anarou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Anarou occurs most in Niger. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Anarou.
How Common Is The Last Name Anarou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Anarou live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 43 people.
It is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 355,408. In Niger Anarou is mostly found in: Dosso Region, where 93 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 6 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Niger it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 10 percent are found and Benin, where 2 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 Anarou
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