Saharou Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Saharou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 23 | 1:449,374 | 31,324 |
| Niger | 16 | 1:1,199,501 | 25,520 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Saharou (458) may also be a first name.
Saharou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saharou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saharou is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Saharou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,055,934th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Saharou reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 398,932nd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 458 people.
Saharou is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 449,374. In Benin Saharou is mostly found in: Donga Department, where 100 percent live. Beside Benin it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 39 percent live and Argentina, 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 Saharou
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