Chaibou Surname
Approximately 136,680 people bear this surname
Chaibou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 135,314 | 1:142 | 25 |
| Chad | 770 | 1:17,652 | 2,191 |
| Cameroon | 406 | 1:51,155 | 6,691 |
| Benin | 123 | 1:84,029 | 9,888 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Chaïbou (1,657) & Chaîbou (18) are calculated separately.
Chaibou (77,270) may also be a first name.
Chaibou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaibou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chaibou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻴﺒﻮ) is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Chaïbou or Chaîbou. For other potential spellings of Chaibou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaibou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,114th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 53,318 people. Chaibou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chaibou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Chadic Africa. Chaibou is also the 12,740th most numerous first name in the world, held by 77,270 people.
The last name Chaibou is most widespread in Niger, where it is held by 135,314 people, or 1 in 142. In Niger Chaibou is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 38 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 27 percent live and Zinder Region, where 19 percent live. Besides Niger this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 1 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chaibou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chaibou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻴﺒﻮ | shybw | - |
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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 Chaibou
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