Kaïlou Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Kaïlou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 34 | 1:303,988 | 24,879 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
The alternate forms: Kailou (15,075) & Kaîlou (7) are calculated separately.
Kaïlou (16) may also be a first name.
Kaïlou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaïlou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kaïlou is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Kailou or Kaîlou. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaïlou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,661,929th most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaïlou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 16 people.
The surname Kaïlou is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 303,988. In Benin Kaïlou is mostly concentrated in: Alibori Department, where 97 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Benin it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 34 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Kaïlou
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