Wailou Surname
Approximately 516 people bear this surname
Wailou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 494 | 1:38,850 | 2,102 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
Wailou (1,021) may also be a first name.
Wailou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wailou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wailou is found most in Niger. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wailou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 601,907th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,123,151 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wailou live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 251,260th most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 1,021 people.
It is most widespread in Niger, where it is carried by 494 people, or 1 in 38,850. In Niger it is primarily found in: Maradi Region, where 79 percent live, Zinder Region, where 16 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 3 percent live. Apart from Niger it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 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 Wailou
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