Dalailou Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Dalailou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 122 | 1:170,238 | 18,185 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
The alternate forms: Dalaïlou (1) are calculated separately.
Dalailou (906) may also be a first name.
Dalailou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dalailou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dalailou occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Dalaïlou. For other potential spellings of Dalailou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dalailou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,628,521st most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dalailou live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 37 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 269,579th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 906 people.
This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 170,238. In Cameroon Dalailou is most numerous in: Adamawa Region, where 65 percent reside, North Region, where 16 percent reside and Far North Region, where 15 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Dalailou is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Dalailou
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