Safiyanou Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Safiyanou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safiyanou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger681:282,2368,651
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Safiyanou (195) may also be a first name.

Safiyanou Last Name Facts

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

Safiyanou is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Safiyanou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Safiyanou is the 2,168,711th most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Safiyanou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Chadic Africa. Safiyanou is also the 649,894th most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 195 people.

It is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 282,236. In Niger Safiyanou is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 56 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 41 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Niger Safiyanou occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 9 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 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 Safiyanou
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