Dahirou Surname
Approximately 15,039 people bear this surname
Dahirou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 7,279 | 1:2,853 | 337 |
| Niger | 6,564 | 1:2,924 | 303 |
| Chad | 1,155 | 1:11,768 | 1,513 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Burkina Faso | 13 | 1:1,411,700 | 12,072 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Dahirou (14,262) may also be a first name.
Dahirou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dahirou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dahirou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻫﻴﺮﻭ) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dahirou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 35,161st most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 484,576 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dahirou reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Dahirou is also the 48,004th most common forename in the world, held by 14,262 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 7,279 people, or 1 in 2,853. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Adamawa Region, where 44 percent live, Far North Region, where 16 percent live and North Region, where 11 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 44 percent live and Chad, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daahirou | 93 | 4 | / |
| Deahirou | 93 | 3 | / |
| Dahgirou | 93 | 2 | / |
| Dhahirou | 93 | 2 | / |
| Dajhirou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tdahirou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ddahirou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dahiorou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dahirouy | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dahiru | 92 | 275,070 | / |
| Dahiro | 92 | 488 | / |
| Dhahiru | 86 | 211 | / |
| Ddahiru | 86 | 48 | / |
| Dahirru | 86 | 21 | / |
| Daehiru | 86 | 20 | / |
| Daahiru | 86 | 19 | / |
| Dahiroh | 86 | 17 | / |
| Dahirui | 86 | 13 | / |
| Dahuiru | 86 | 12 | / |
| Dauhiru | 86 | 7 | / |
| Daherou | 86 | 7 | / |
| Dahhiru | 86 | 6 | / |
| Dahoiru | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dehirou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dahihru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dgahiru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dahiruu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dahirhu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dahieru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dahiroi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dahirut | 86 | 1 | / |
| Deahiru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dahahiru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dahiruha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dahira | 77 | 436 | / |
| Daheru | 77 | 122 | / |
| Dahero | 77 | 48 | / |
| Dehiro | 77 | 19 | / |
| Dauiro | 77 | 3 | / |
| Daoiro | 77 | 2 | / |
| Daeiro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dohiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dohiroh | 71 | 12 | / |
| Dhohiro | 71 | 5 | / |
| Dhahira | 71 | 4 | / |
| Dahiray | 71 | 2 | / |
| Daheroa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dehirui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Daeeiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Daheroi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dahiraj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Daijiro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dahiree | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dajjiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dahérot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Daero | 67 | 63 | / |
| Daeru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dhahiray | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doherouj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhahirah | 67 | 1 | / |
Dahirou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dahirou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﺍﻫﻴﺮﻭ | dahyrw | 55 |
| ﺩﺍﻫﺮﻭ | dahrw | 10 |
| ﻃﺎﻫﻴﺮﻭ | tahyrw | 10 |
| ﺗﺎﻫﻴﺮﻭ | tahyrw | 10 |
| ﻃﺎﻫﻴﺮ | tahyr | 5 |
| ﺍﻟﻄﻬﻴﺮﻭ | althyrw | 5 |
| ﻃﺎﻫﺮ | tahr | 5 |
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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 Dahirou
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