Firou Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Firou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Firou (48) may also be a first name.
Firou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Firou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Firou occurs most in Niger. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Firou.
How Common Is The Last Name Firou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Firou reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most common first name in the world It is held by 48 people.
The last name Firou is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,744,729. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 91 percent live and Dosso Region, where 9 percent live. Barring Niger Firou is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 21 percent live and Iran, where 21 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 Firou
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