Bouerou Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Bouerou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 28 | 1:369,129 | 27,947 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
Bouerou (41) may also be a first name.
Bouerou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouerou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bouerou has its highest incidence in Benin. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouerou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bouerou is the 2,979,664th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Bouerou is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Bouerou reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 41 people.
This surname is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 369,129. In Benin it is most common in: Borgou Department, where 57 percent live, Atakora Department, where 21 percent live and Donga Department, where 21 percent live. Beside Benin this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in France, where 35 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 Bouerou
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