Cahou Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Cahou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Cahou (16) may also be a first name.
Cahou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cahou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cahou is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cahou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Cahou live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Cahou is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 16 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 738,257. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Atlantique Department, where 86 percent live, Collines Department, where 7 percent live and Zou Department, where 7 percent live. Not including Benin it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 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 Cahou
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