Galibou Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Galibou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 41 | 1:468,098 | 12,501 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Galibou (163) may also be a first name.
Galibou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galibou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galibou occurs most in Niger. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galibou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Galibou is the 2,580,327th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Galibou reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 717,791st most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 163 people.
The surname Galibou is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 468,098. In Niger Galibou is mostly found in: Zinder Region, where 46 percent live, Maradi Region, where 32 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Niger this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 14 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 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 Galibou
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