Failou Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Failou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 59 | 1:138,199 | 19,012 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
Failou (12) may also be a first name.
Failou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Failou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Failou is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Failou.
How Common Is The Last Name Failou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,372,517th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Failou reside; 91 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 91 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Failou is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.
It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 138,199. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: West Sepik, where 69 percent live, East Sepik, where 25 percent live and National Capital District, where 2 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 9 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 Failou
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