Harou Surname
Approximately 63,756 people bear this surname
Harou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 61,379 | 1:313 | 57 |
| Chad | 1,155 | 1:11,768 | 1,513 |
| France | 432 | 1:153,756 | 23,866 |
| Lebanon | 298 | 1:18,916 | 2,358 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Belgium | 35 | 1:328,476 | 37,084 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Algeria | 25 | 1:1,545,262 | 43,087 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Jordan | 18 | 1:491,246 | 12,976 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Syria | 11 | 1:1,754,638 | 8,509 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Harou (19,582) may also be a first name.
Harou Demographics
Harou Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Harou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Harou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Harou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﺮﻭ, Hindi: हरौ) is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Harou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,893rd most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 114,304 people. The surname Harou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Harou live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Chadic Africa. Harou is also the 38,440th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 19,582 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 61,379 people, or 1 in 313. In Niger it is most common in: Zinder Region, where 74 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 23 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Niger this surname occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 2 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
Harou Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Harou last name is principally Melkite Greek Catholic (83%) in Lebanon.
The amount Harou earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.6% less than the national average, earning $36,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning $53,786 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Harou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Harou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﺮﻭ | hrw | - |
| Harou in the Hindi language | ||
| हरौ | harau | - |
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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
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- 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 Harou
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