Mahazou Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Mahazou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 116 | 1:165,448 | 5,964 |
| Benin | 18 | 1:574,200 | 35,798 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Mahazou (369) may also be a first name.
Mahazou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahazou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahazou is found most in Niger. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahazou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mahazou is the 1,428,594th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahazou are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 452,461st most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 369 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 165,448. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Niamey Capital District, where 25 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 23 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Niger this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 12 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Mahazou
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