Jaou Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Jaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jaou (46) may also be a first name.
Jaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jaou is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Jaou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,055,934th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Jaou reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used given name globally, borne by 46 people.
The surname is most common in Niger, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 1,010,106. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 37 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 32 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 16 percent are found. Beside Niger this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 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 Jaou
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