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
The last name Shirau is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shirau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shirau live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most widespread given name in the world It is held by 4 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Plateau, where 50 percent reside and Zamfara, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 33 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 Shirau
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