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) occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Harou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,893rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 114,304 people. It is mostly found 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 frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 19,582 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 61,379 people, or 1 in 313. In Niger Harou is most numerous in: Zinder Region, where 74 percent live, Maradi Region, where 23 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Niger this last name occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 2 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
Harou Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing 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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