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 surname Saraou is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saraou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Saraou is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Saraou occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Saraou are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 364,930th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 534 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 33 percent live, Niamey Capital District, where 33 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 17 percent live. Besides Niger Saraou occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent live and Chad, where 11 percent live.
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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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