Wirou Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Wirou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Wirou (34) may also be a first name.
Wirou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wirou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wirou is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wirou? popularity and diffusion
Wirou is the 4,034,050th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Wirou occurs mostly in Oceania, where 58 percent of Wirou reside; 58 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 58 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wirou is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 34 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Wirou is mostly concentrated in: West Sepik, where 64 percent reside and East Sepik, where 36 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea Wirou is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 33 percent reside and Algeria, where 4 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 Wirou
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