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 last name Kaïlou is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Kailou or Kaîlou. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaïlou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,661,929th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Kaïlou is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaïlou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common given name globally, held by 16 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 303,988. In Benin Kaïlou is most numerous in: Alibori Department, where 97 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 3 percent reside. Beside Benin Kaïlou exists in 2 countries. It is also found 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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