Saoulou Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Saoulou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saoulou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Saoulou (27) may also be a first name.

Saoulou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Saoulou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Saoulou is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Saoulou.

How Common Is The Last Name Saoulou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Saoulou are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 20 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Saoulou is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 27 people.

Saoulou is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Saoulou is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 50 percent reside and North Region, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 40 percent reside and Greece, where 20 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 Saoulou
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