Atahirou Surname

412,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Atahirou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atahirou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger8361:22,9571,387
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Atahirou (616) may also be a first name.

Atahirou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atahirou is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atahirou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 412,207th most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 8,614,120 people. The last name Atahirou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Atahirou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Atahirou is also the 336,421st most widely held forename world-wide, held by 616 people.

Atahirou is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 836 people, or 1 in 22,957. In Niger it is most common in: Tahoua Region, where 67 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 13 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Niger it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Benin, where 0 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 Atahirou
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