Cheraou Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Cheraou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheraou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Cheraou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cheraou is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheraou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Cheraou reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

It is most frequent in Niger, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,919,202. In Niger Cheraou is most frequent in: Dosso Region, where 20 percent live, Maradi Region, where 20 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 20 percent live. Other than Niger this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 8 percent live and Italy, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherraou934/
Tcheraou933/
Chearaou932/
Cheraout931/
Heraou92266/
Cherao9225/
Tcherahou881/
Cheroiu86540/
Cheroju867/
Cheirao863/
Chierao863/
Cheroua861/
Heraout861/
Herao8386/
Cerao8324/
Chetroiu80287/
Cherouat80188/
Cherouot8010/
Cherouia809/
Tchiraou808/
Chirgaou806/
Chetroju804/
Cherroju801/
Cherouad801/
Ceraos77294/
Heroiu77293/
Cheroa77132/
Keraou77132/
Geraou7793/
Chirao7743/
Cerrao7721/
Sherao7718/
Seraou7717/
Heraoa7717/
Heraod778/
Heroua776/
Ceirao776/
Heirao776/
Heroau774/
Hiraou772/
Ceroua772/
Herauo771/
Herrao771/
Zeraou771/
Kherao771/
Kheraouch759/
Chiroiu71706/
Kheroua71629/
Serraou71136/
Chiroju71134/
Cerraho71107/
Xherahu71103/
Chitrao7166/
Herieau7121/
Hero'au7114/
Ceraujo7111/
Sheroju717/
Sherrao715/
Shejrao715/
Herouas715/
Herouat713/
Keiraou713/
Sheroau712/
Sherzao712/
Zerahou712/
Kheraoi712/
Kheraho711/
Zeraaou711/
Chairao711/
Jherauo711/
Sheraoe711/
Hairaou711/
Cerouaz711/
Cheroho711/
Chiroua711/
Chirrao711/
Cheraey711/
Cerraos711/
Herouah711/
Herouaz711/
Herouia711/
Herraho711/
Keraout711/
Herajio710/
Sheraua710/
Hirao6732,876/
Serao672,167/
Jerao67870/
Gerao67222/
Kerraous67136/
Kherouaa6794/
Kheirouo6789/
Kerao6751/
Chirauji6726/
Seraouia6726/
Heroa6723/
Tchiroua6721/
Kherroua6718/
Cirao6711/
Ceroa678/
Chirauja673/
Chirooue673/
Zerao672/
Hyrao672/
Chirauya671/
Chairoju671/
Herouast671/
Herouach671/
Kherouai671/
Chereaee671/
Herouaji671/
Shehraoz671/

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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 Cheraou
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