Mikailou Surname
Approximately 761 people bear this surname
Mikailou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 511 | 1:37,558 | 2,051 |
| Burkina Faso | 101 | 1:181,704 | 4,184 |
| Cameroon | 76 | 1:273,277 | 26,204 |
| Benin | 63 | 1:164,057 | 16,557 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
The alternate forms: Mikaïlou (8) are calculated separately.
Mikailou (2,641) may also be a first name.
Mikailou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mikailou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mikailou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﻜﺎﺋﻴﻠﻮ) occurs most in Niger. It may also appear in the variant forms: Mikaïlou. For other possible spellings of Mikailou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mikailou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 447,670th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 9,576,276 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mikailou reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Mikailou is also the 142,880th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 2,641 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 511 people, or 1 in 37,558. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 52 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 23 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 16 percent are found. Beside Niger this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 13 percent are found and Cameroon, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mikailou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mikailou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻴﻜﺎﺋﻴﻠﻮ | mykayylw | 50 |
| ﻣﻜﺎﺋﻴﻞ | mkayyl | 16.67 |
| ﻣﻴﻜﺎﺋﻴﻞ | mykayyl | 16.67 |
| ﻣﻴﻜﺎﺋﻞ | mykayl | 16.67 |
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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
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- 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 Mikailou
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