Valou Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Valou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 59 | 1:1,125,809 | 120,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 1:181,194 | 25,163 |
| Benin | 32 | 1:322,988 | 25,835 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Valou (162) may also be a first name.
Valou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Valou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻟﻮ, Hindi: वलौ, Russian: Валоу) is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Valou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,398,030th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name Valou is predominantly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Valou are found; 38 percent are found in Western Europe and 38 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Valou is also the 720,105th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 162 people.
This surname is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 1,125,809. In France it is most prevalent in: Grand Est, where 20 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 17 percent reside and Normandy, where 15 percent reside. Not including France it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent reside and Benin, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Valou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Valou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﻟﻮ | falw | - |
| Valou in the Hindi language | ||
| वलौ | valau | - |
| Valou in the Russian language | ||
| Валоу | valou | - |
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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
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- 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 Valou
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