Hefou Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Hefou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Hefou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hefou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hefou occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hefou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hefou is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Hefou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hefou are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,798,004. In Niger Hefou is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 75 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 25 percent are found. Besides Niger Hefou occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 43 percent are found.
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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 Hefou
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