Shirau Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Shirau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Shirau (4) may also be a first name.
Shirau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shirau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shirau occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shirau.
How Common Is The Last Name Shirau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shirau are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 4 people.
The surname Shirau is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 50 percent are found and Zamfara, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 33 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 Shirau
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis