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 last name Thirou occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Thirou.
How Common Is The Last Name Thirou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,307,654th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Thirou live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 43 people.
The last name Thirou is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 1,066,223. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 56 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 17 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 10 percent reside and Belgium, where 5 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 Thirou
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