Chihou Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Chihou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 68 | 1:282,236 | 8,651 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Chihou (19) may also be a first name.
Chihou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chihou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chihou is found most in Niger. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chihou is the 2,106,139th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Chihou reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held given name world-wide, borne by 19 people.
It is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 282,236. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 75 percent are found, Agadez Region, where 21 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 8 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Chihou
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