Sayou Surname
Approximately 1,017 people bear this surname
Sayou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 398 | 1:11,077 | 1,211 |
| Cameroon | 244 | 1:85,119 | 10,334 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| France | 100 | 1:664,227 | 85,408 |
| Ivory Coast | 39 | 1:591,570 | 17,665 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 1:2,039,122 | 15,494 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Sayou (197) may also be a first name.
Sayou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sayou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sayou occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sayou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 356,968th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,165,729 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Sayou live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 39 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 646,152nd most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 197 people.
Sayou is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is borne by 398 people, or 1 in 11,077. In Liberia it is most common in: Montserrado County, where 39 percent are found, Grand Bassa County, where 24 percent are found and Nimba County, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Liberia it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 24 percent are found and Morocco, where 17 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 Sayou
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