Nahiou Surname

458,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Nahiou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nahiou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger7351:26,1121,533
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nahiou (888) may also be a first name.

Nahiou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nahiou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nahiou is most common in Niger. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nahiou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nahiou is the 458,583rd most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 9,888,122 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nahiou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 272,746th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 888 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 735 people, or 1 in 26,112. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 62 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 33 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Niger this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naahiou921/
Naiyou839/
Nahiau836/
Nahihu833/
Nayiou832/
Naijou831/
Najhiu831/
Nahieu831/
Naihou831/
Ngaiou831/
Na'iou831/
Neahous7724/
Nahajou775/
Naheyou771/
Nayahou771/
Nahyouh771/
Naaiyou771/
Naihous770/
Nayou734,292/
Nuhiu731,102/
Nehou73224/
Nayiu7376/
Nauiu7361/
Naiju7339/
Nagiu7332/
Naiyu7331/
Nijou7322/
Najou7321/
Nieou7311/
Najiu734/
Najhu734/
Niyou734/
Neiou734/
Néhou732/
Nauhu732/
Nohiu732/
Naeiu732/
Nehiu731/
Naoiu731/
Naieu731/
Najoua671,597/
Nayaou67414/
Ngayou67182/
Najouh67137/
Najjou6795/
Nayyou6722/
Nayahu6719/
Noihou6713/
Nagiau6710/
Najous679/
Naiheu676/
Naijus676/
Ngajou676/
Gnaiyu675/
Gniyou675/
Ngayiu674/
Noyhou673/
Nayout673/
Naihau673/
Nehouy672/
Naayou672/
Naijoo671/
Nauhau671/
Gnajhu671/
Naieoo671/
Najhus671/
Neiout671/
Nuioua671/
Noioua671/
Nayihu671/
Nohoiu671/
Nohius671/
Najhuh671/
Najaou671/
Ngaoju671/
Nauhoo671/
Nayoua671/
Nayoud671/
Nayouu671/
Neihou671/
Neuhou671/
Nnayou671/
Gnajou671/
Nnaaiu671/
Naiyeu671/
Najihu671/
Naojiu671/
Naheoo671/
Nayous670/
Neahus670/

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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 Nahiou
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