Zaharou Surname
Approximately 185 people bear this surname
Zaharou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 183 | 1:104,874 | 4,261 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Zaharou (1,628) may also be a first name.
Zaharou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zaharou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zaharou is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zaharou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,248,410th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. Zaharou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Zaharou reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Zaharou is also the 191,242nd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 1,628 people.
The surname is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 104,874. In Niger Zaharou is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 42 percent live, Zinder Region, where 42 percent live and Maradi Region, where 6 percent live. Not including Niger this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 1 percent live and The United States, 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 Zaharou
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