Saourou Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Saourou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saourou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Saourou (623) may also be a first name.

Saourou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saourou is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saourou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Saourou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Saourou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 333,939th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 623 people.

The last name Saourou is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin Saourou is primarily concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 67 percent live and Collines Department, where 33 percent live. Aside from Benin Saourou exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahourou937/
Siaourou931/
Saouro9214/
Saorou922/
Saouyarou881/
Zaourou86148/
Sayorou8630/
Sahouro8612/
Souarou861/
Souorou861/
Saiorou861/
Soourou861/
Sjaouro861/
Sahorou861/
Saouros861/
Saoro83932/
Zahourou80209/
Sohourou807/
Sagiurou805/
Souourou801/
Sahurout801/
Sagiorou801/
Saoura771,452/
Sahoro7742/
Shaoro7723/
Sajoro7715/
Sauaro7711/
Souoro779/
Saioro779/
Sayoro775/
Zaouro775/
Saorot774/
Souaro774/
Souaru773/
Sojuro771/
Saauru771/
Saoroi771/
Sauoro771/
Sahourioa751/
Chahourou751/
Sagiuirou751/
Sajhoro711,241/
Sahoura71396/
Sagioro71136/
Saoutra7118/
Sauhoro718/
Sahoroh717/
Sajioro717/
Sahuaro715/
Shaoiro714/
Sajguru712/
Siaurui711/
Sajjuru711/
Sahuroj711/
Sahurro711/
Sauharu711/
Shahuro711/
Zahorou711/
Sohouro711/
Sahuero711/
Sajoroa711/
Saoroya711/
Saourai711/
Saourra711/
Sauhuro711/
Saourah711/
Saoroop711/
Saora67413/
Zaoro67398/
Zohourou6744/
Shahohro677/
Saouraya674/
Soaro673/
Sahoutra673/
Sahourey672/
Satojero672/
Saheirou671/
Sahaoura671/
Saoru671/
Saouraje671/
Saouriya671/
Sayyarou671/

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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 Saourou
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