Nahirou Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Nahirou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nahirou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger281:685,42916,503
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Nahirou (104) may also be a first name.

Nahirou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nahirou is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nahirou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,543,123rd most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Nahirou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nahirou are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 925,156th most numerous given name on earth It is held by 104 people.

The surname Nahirou is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 685,429. In Niger Nahirou is mostly concentrated in: Niamey Capital District, where 43 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 21 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Niger Nahirou occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nahiru92226/
Nahiro928/
Nahiroh8685/
Gnahiro862/
Na'irou861/
Nahuiro861/
Nahoiro861/
Nahiroa861/
Nahiero861/
Nahira7774/
Nohiro7772/
Naheru7723/
Nehiru775/
Nahero772/
Nauiro771/
Ngahireyo751/
Nahirah7137/
Ñahuiro7116/
Nahiray715/
Nohioro712/
Nouirou711/
Nahirai711/
Noairoj711/
Naerous711/
Ngahira711/
Naeru6712/
Nauhiray679/
Naero672/
Nahiriya672/
Najhirah671/

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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 Nahirou
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