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 is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Dalaïlou. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dalailou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dalailou is the 1,628,521st most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname Dalailou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dalailou live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 37 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Dalailou is also the 269,579th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 906 people.
The last name Dalailou is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 170,238. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 65 percent live, North Region, where 16 percent live and Far North Region, where 15 percent live. Other than Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 1 percent live.
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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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