Sekaraou Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Sekaraou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekaraou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger171:1,128,94224,295
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Sekaraou (15) may also be a first name.

Sekaraou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sekaraou Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sekaraou is most common in Niger. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekaraou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Sekaraou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekaraou reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name Sekaraou is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 1,128,942. In Niger Sekaraou is primarily found in: Dosso Region, where 76 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 18 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 6 percent live. Outside of Niger this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 28 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 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 Sekaraou
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