Anorou Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Anorou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Anorou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anorou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Anorou occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Anorou.
How Common Is The Last Name Anorou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Anorou is the 3,141,416th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Anorou is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Anorou live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Anorou is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Abia, where 25 percent are found, Ondo, where 25 percent are found and Oyo, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 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 Anorou
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