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 is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salhou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Salhou is the 2,483,783rd most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Salhou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Salhou is also the 1,350,955th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 54 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Niger, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 376,314. In Niger Salhou is most frequent in: Tillabéri Region, where 45 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 31 percent live and Maradi Region, where 10 percent live. Aside from Niger this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found 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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