Rayanou Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Rayanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 102 | 1:188,157 | 6,491 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Rayanou (380) may also be a first name.
Rayanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rayanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rayanou occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rayanou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rayanou is the 1,806,862nd most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name Rayanou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rayanou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Rayanou is also the 444,827th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 380 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 188,157. In Niger Rayanou is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 53 percent live, Maradi Region, where 34 percent live and Diffa Region, where 6 percent live. Outside of Niger this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
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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 Rayanou
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