Antarou Surname

457,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 739 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Antarou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Antarou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger5681:33,7891,872
Burkina Faso971:189,1974,254
Benin631:164,05716,557
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Antarou (2,019) may also be a first name.

Antarou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Antarou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Antarou occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Antarou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Antarou is the 457,658th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 9,861,361 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Antarou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 168,128th most widespread forename on earth, held by 2,019 people.

The surname Antarou is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 568 people, or 1 in 33,789. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 32 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 20 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Niger it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 13 percent reside and Benin, where 9 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
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  • 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 Antarou
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