Taïrou Surname
Approximately 3,211 people bear this surname
Taïrou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2,469 | 1:4,186 | 540 |
| Togo | 735 | 1:9,861 | 2,446 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Tairou (10,345) & Taîrou (332) are calculated separately.
Taïrou (3,716) may also be a first name.
Taïrou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taïrou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Taïrou is most common in Benin. It may also occur in the variant forms: Tairou or Taîrou. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Taïrou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 139,237th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,269,556 people. The last name Taïrou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Taïrou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Taïrou is also the 115,566th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 3,716 people.
It is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 2,469 people, or 1 in 4,186. In Benin it is most numerous in: Borgou Department, where 31 percent are found, Donga Department, where 29 percent are found and Alibori Department, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 23 percent are found and France, where 0 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 Taïrou
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