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
The surname Jaou occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,055,934th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 held first name in the world, borne by 46 people.
The last name Jaou is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 1,010,106. In Niger Jaou is primarily concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 37 percent live, Zinder Region, where 32 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 16 percent live. Beside Niger this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.
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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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