Chaffou Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Chaffou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Chaffou (26) may also be a first name.
Chaffou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaffou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chaffou is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaffou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,532,898th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Chaffou are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 26 people.
The surname Chaffou is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,279,468. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 67 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 13 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Niger this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 11 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 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
- 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 Chaffou
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