Waharou Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Waharou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Waharou (6) may also be a first name.
Waharou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waharou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waharou is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waharou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Waharou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Waharou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 6 people.
The surname Waharou is most frequently used in Niger, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,798,004. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Dosso Region, where 25 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 25 percent live and Zinder Region, where 25 percent live. Outside of Niger this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 20 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 Waharou
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