Sahelou Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Sahelou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Sahelou (20) may also be a first name.
Sahelou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahelou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sahelou occurs most in Niger. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahelou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,532,898th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Sahelou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sahelou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 20 people.
The surname Sahelou is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 1,066,223. In Niger Sahelou is primarily found in: Maradi Region, where 94 percent live and Agadez Region, where 6 percent live. Beside Niger this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 5 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 Sahelou
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