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
The last name Rahamou is found most in Niger. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rahamou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rahamou is the 801,116th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rahamou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Rahamou is also the 24,010th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 36,349 people.
Rahamou is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 337 people, or 1 in 56,950. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 43 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 31 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Niger this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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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