Hourou Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Hourou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 16 | 1:1,199,501 | 25,520 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Hourou (72) may also be a first name.
Hourou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hourou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hourou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮﺭﻭ) is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hourou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,228,735th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Hourou are found; 49 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Hourou is also the 1,143,416th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 72 people.
The surname is most widespread in Niger, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,199,501. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 56 percent live, Maradi Region, where 25 percent live and Diffa Region, where 13 percent live. Apart from Niger Hourou occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in France, where 30 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hourou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hourou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻮﺭﻭ | hwrw | 75 |
| ﺣﻮﺭ | hwr | 20.83 |
| ﻫﻮﺭﻭ | hwrw | 4.17 |
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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 Hourou
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