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
Mahaou occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahaou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Mahaou is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Mahaou live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Chadic Africa. Mahaou is also the 1,467,136th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 47 people.
The last name Mahaou is most widespread in Niger, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 2,741,717. In Niger Mahaou is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 43 percent reside, Diffa Region, where 14 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 14 percent reside. Not including Niger this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 11 percent reside and Iran, where 11 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 Mahaou
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