Seilou Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Seilou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 32 | 1:649,033 | 48,340 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Seilou (377) may also be a first name.
Seilou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seilou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Seilou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻠﻮﻡ) is found most in Cameroon. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Seilou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Seilou is the 3,373,373rd most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Seilou reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Seilou is also the 446,783rd most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 377 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 649,033. In Cameroon Seilou is most frequent in: North Region, where 91 percent live, Centre Region, where 3 percent live and East Region, where 3 percent live. Not including Cameroon Seilou occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent live and Mauritania, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seilou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seilou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻴﻠﻮﻡ | sylwm | - |
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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 Seilou
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