Sangarou Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Sangarou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 75 | 1:137,808 | 14,664 |
| Mauritania | 29 | 1:141,202 | 7,956 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Sangarou (19) may also be a first name.
Sangarou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sangarou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sangarou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻨﻜﺎﺭﻭ) is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sangarou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,736,881st most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sangarou are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous given name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.
The last name is most common in Benin, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 137,808. In Benin it is most frequent in: Borgou Department, where 63 percent live, Collines Department, where 36 percent live and Donga Department, where 1 percent live. Apart from Benin this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 26 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sangarou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sangarou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻨﻜﺎﺭﻭ | snkarw | 54.55 |
| ﺻﻨﻜﺎﺭﻭ | snkarw | 36.36 |
| ﺻﻨﻐﺎﺭﻭ | sngharw | 9.09 |
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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 Sangarou
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