Shayau Surname
Approximately 721 people bear this surname
Shayau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 720 | 1:246,032 | 14,240 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Shayau (661) may also be a first name.
Shayau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shayau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shayau is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shayau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 466,730th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,107,553 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shayau are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 322,851st most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 661 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 720 people, or 1 in 246,032. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kebbi, where 47 percent reside, Sokoto, where 11 percent reside and Jigawa, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Shayau
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