Samirou Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Samirou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Samirou (254) may also be a first name.
Samirou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samirou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samirou occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Samirou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Samirou is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samirou are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Samirou is also the 559,024th most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 254 people.
It is most widespread in Niger, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 2,132,446. In Niger it is mostly found in: Maradi Region, where 33 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 33 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 11 percent are found. Not including Niger this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Morocco, where 10 percent are found.
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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 Samirou
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