Salhou Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Salhou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 51 | 1:376,314 | 10,650 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Salhou (54) may also be a first name.
Salhou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salhou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salhou occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Salhou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salhou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,483,783rd most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Salhou is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Salhou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 54 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 376,314. In Niger it is mostly found in: Tillabéri Region, where 45 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 31 percent live and Maradi Region, where 10 percent live. Apart from Niger it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 10 percent live and Cameroon, 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 Salhou
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