Tchirou Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Tchirou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 23 | 1:834,436 | 19,133 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
Tchirou (20) may also be a first name.
Tchirou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchirou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tchirou is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchirou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,185,033rd most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Tchirou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchirou are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 20 people.
The last name Tchirou is most common in Niger, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 834,436. In Niger Tchirou is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 52 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 30 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 13 percent reside. Barring Niger this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 24 percent reside and Cameroon, where 11 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 Tchirou
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