Saurau Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Saurau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Saurau (19) may also be a first name.
Saurau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saurau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saurau has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Saurau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saurau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Saurau is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Saurau live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Saurau is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.
The last name Saurau is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 67 percent live and Ogun, where 33 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 10 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 Saurau
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