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 last name Dalailou has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can be found in the variant forms: Dalaïlou. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dalailou? popularity and diffusion
Dalailou is the 1,628,521st most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dalailou are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 37 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 269,579th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 906 people.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 170,238. In Cameroon Dalailou is most frequent in: Adamawa Region, where 65 percent are found, North Region, where 16 percent are found and Far North Region, where 15 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it exists in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 1 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 Dalailou
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