Maharou Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Maharou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 173 | 1:110,937 | 4,431 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Maharou (57) may also be a first name.
Maharou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maharou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maharou is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maharou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,295,379th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maharou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 57 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 110,937. In Niger it is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 50 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 40 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 3 percent reside. Other than Niger Maharou occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 1 percent reside and Senegal, where 1 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 Maharou
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