Sairou Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Sairou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Saïrou (1) are calculated separately.
Sairou (25) may also be a first name.
Sairou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sairou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sairou is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Saïrou. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sairou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sairou is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Sairou are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 25 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,919,202. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 70 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 10 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 10 percent reside. Not including Niger this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Sairou
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