Mahaou Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Mahaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Mahaou (47) may also be a first name.
Mahaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahaou has its highest incidence in Niger. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahaou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Mahaou are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Mahaou is also the 1,467,136th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 47 people.
The surname is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 2,741,717. In Niger it is mostly found in: Tillabéri Region, where 43 percent live, Diffa Region, where 14 percent live and Maradi Region, where 14 percent live. Not including Niger it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 11 percent live and Iran, where 11 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 Mahaou
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