Saalou Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Saalou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 136 | 1:75,997 | 9,080 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Niger | 16 | 1:1,199,501 | 25,520 |
Saalou (63) may also be a first name.
Saalou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saalou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saalou is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Saalou.
How Common Is The Last Name Saalou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,210,518th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Saalou reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Saalou is also the 1,234,572nd most frequent first name at a global level, held by 63 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 75,997. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 54 percent live, Alibori Department, where 24 percent live and Borgou Department, where 21 percent live. Besides Benin Saalou is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 22 percent live and Niger, where 8 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 Saalou
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