Thirou Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Thirou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Thirou (43) may also be a first name.
Thirou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thirou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thirou is found most in Niger. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thirou? popularity and diffusion
Thirou is the 4,307,654th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Thirou are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most prevalent first name globally, held by 43 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 1,066,223. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 56 percent live, Dosso Region, where 17 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 11 percent live. Besides Niger this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 10 percent live and Belgium, where 5 percent live.
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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 Thirou
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