Dahirou Surname

35,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,039 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dahirou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dahirou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon7,2791:2,853337
Niger6,5641:2,924303
Chad1,1551:11,7681,513
France181:3,690,151224,666
Burkina Faso131:1,411,70012,072
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daahirou934/
Deahirou933/
Dahgirou932/
Dhahirou932/
Dajhirou931/
Tdahirou931/
Ddahirou931/
Dahiorou931/
Dahirouy931/
Dahiru92275,070/
Dahiro92488/
Dhahiru86211/
Ddahiru8648/
Dahirru8621/
Daehiru8620/
Daahiru8619/
Dahiroh8617/
Dahirui8613/
Dahuiru8612/
Dauhiru867/
Daherou867/
Dahhiru866/
Dahoiru862/
Dehirou861/
Dahihru861/
Dgahiru861/
Dahiruu861/
Dahirhu861/
Dahieru861/
Dahiroi861/
Dahirut861/
Deahiru861/
Dahahiru801/
Dahiruha801/
Dahira77436/
Daheru77122/
Dahero7748/
Dehiro7719/
Dauiro773/
Daoiro772/
Daeiro771/
Dohiru771/
Dohiroh7112/
Dhohiro715/
Dhahira714/
Dahiray712/
Daheroa711/
Dehirui711/
Daeeiru711/
Daheroi711/
Dahiraj711/
Daijiro711/
Dahiree711/
Dajjiru711/
Dahérot711/
Daero6763/
Daeru673/
Dhahiray671/
Doherouj671/
Dhahirah671/

Dahirou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dahirou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﻫﻴﺮﻭdahyrw55
ﺩﺍﻫﺮﻭdahrw10
ﻃﺎﻫﻴﺮﻭtahyrw10
ﺗﺎﻫﻴﺮﻭtahyrw10
ﻃﺎﻫﻴﺮtahyr5
ﺍﻟﻄﻬﻴﺮﻭalthyrw5
ﻃﺎﻫﺮtahr5

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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
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  • 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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