Rahilou Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Rahilou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rahilou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3241:64,1028,150
France161:4,151,420237,746
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rahilou (982) may also be a first name.

Rahilou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rahilou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﺣﻴﻞ) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahilou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 804,502nd most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Rahilou reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 257,086th most common first name on earth It is held by 982 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 324 people, or 1 in 64,102. In Cameroon Rahilou is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 65 percent are found, North Region, where 35 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 5 percent are found and Morocco, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahilu9244/
Rahilo924/
Rahillo863/
Rahiloo861/
Rahiliyo801/
Rahila774,795/
Rahelu77147/
Rahelo772/
Rohilu771/
Rauilo771/
Rahilah71653/
Rahilla7140/
Reheilo7129/
Rauhila7110/
Rehilhu718/
Rohailo715/
Raheloo714/
Raahila713/
Raahelu711/
Rahilaa711/
Rauilio711/
Raehila711/
Rahilha711/
Rahiela711/
Raayilu711/
Rahiley710/
Rouillou6752/
Rahillah6717/
Raelo6714/
Rahaelio671/
Rhrahila671/
Rauhilla671/
Rauhaila671/
Rahilley670/

Rahilou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rahilou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺭﺣﻴﻞrhyl50
ﺭﺣﻴﻠﻮrhylw50

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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
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  • 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 Rahilou
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