Rahamou Surname
Approximately 350 people bear this surname
Rahamou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 337 | 1:56,950 | 2,763 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Rahamou (36,349) may also be a first name.
Rahamou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rahamou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rahamou occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rahamou? popularity and diffusion
Rahamou is the 801,116th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rahamou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Chadic Africa. Rahamou is also the 24,010th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 36,349 people.
Rahamou is most frequent in Niger, where it is held by 337 people, or 1 in 56,950. In Niger Rahamou is mostly found in: Zinder Region, where 43 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 31 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 15 percent are found. Beside Niger this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and Benin, where 0 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 Rahamou
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