Ghalou Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Ghalou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 31 | 1:132,092 | 7,581 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Ghalou (50) may also be a first name.
Ghalou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghalou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghalou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻟﻮ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghalou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,555,468th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name Ghalou is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ghalou are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Ghalou is also the 1,412,538th most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 50 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 132,092. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Assaba Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Mauritania Ghalou is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 21 percent are found and Morocco, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghalou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghalou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻟﻮ | kalw | 69.23 |
| ﻗﻠﻮ | qlw | 23.08 |
| ﻗﺎﻟﻮ | qalw | 7.69 |
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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 Ghalou
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