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
Wachirou is most common in Benin. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachirou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 26 people.
The last name is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin Wachirou is most prevalent in: Atakora Department, where 50 percent reside and Ouémé Department, where 50 percent reside. Besides Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also found 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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