Zafarou Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Zafarou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 32 | 1:599,751 | 14,963 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Zafarou (97) may also be a first name.
Zafarou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zafarou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zafarou is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zafarou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zafarou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,373,373rd most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zafarou live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Chadic Africa. Zafarou is also the 962,660th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 97 people.
This surname is most widespread in Niger, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 599,751. In Niger it is most frequent in: Niamey Capital District, where 56 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 16 percent live and Zinder Region, where 9 percent live. Besides Niger Zafarou is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 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 Zafarou
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