Samihou Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Samihou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Samihou (6) may also be a first name.
Samihou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samihou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samihou has its highest incidence in Niger. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samihou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Samihou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samihou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequent first name internationally, held by 6 people.
The surname is most frequent in Niger, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger Samihou is most common in: Niamey Capital District, where 50 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Niger this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 33 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 Samihou
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