Nierou Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Nierou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 35 | 1:416,553 | 1,967 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
Nierou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nierou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nierou is more commonly found in Senegal than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nierou? popularity and diffusion
Nierou is the 3,017,195th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nierou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Senegal, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 416,553. In Senegal Nierou is mostly found in: Ziguinchor Region, where 46 percent reside, Sédhiou Region, where 34 percent reside and Dakar Region, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Senegal Nierou is found in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Nierou
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis