Wairou Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wairou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Wairou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wairou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wairou is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wairou.
How Common Is The Last Name Wairou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Wairou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wairou live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The surname Wairou is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: North Region, where 50 percent reside and South Region, where 50 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Wairou is found 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 Wairou
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