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 has its highest incidence in Niger. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saraou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Saraou is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Saraou reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 364,930th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 534 people.
The surname Saraou is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger it is primarily found in: Maradi Region, where 33 percent are found, Niamey Capital District, where 33 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Niger this surname occurs 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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