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
The surname Zafarou is most common in Niger. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zafarou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,373,373rd most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zafarou reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 962,660th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 97 people.
Zafarou is most widespread in Niger, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 599,751. In Niger Zafarou is most common in: Niamey Capital District, where 56 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 16 percent live and Zinder Region, where 9 percent live. Not including 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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