Wachirou Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wachirou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Wachirou (26) may also be a first name.
Wachirou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wachirou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wachirou is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachirou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Wachirou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wachirou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wachirou is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 26 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin Wachirou is most common in: Atakora Department, where 50 percent reside and Ouémé Department, where 50 percent reside. Besides Benin this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 50 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 Wachirou
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