Saraou Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Saraou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Saraou (534) may also be a first name.
Saraou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saraou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saraou is most common in Niger. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saraou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Saraou are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Saraou is also the 364,930th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 534 people.
The last name Saraou is most frequent in Niger, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger Saraou is most common in: Maradi Region, where 33 percent are found, Niamey Capital District, where 33 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Niger Saraou exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found and Chad, where 11 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 Saraou
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