Zalou Surname
Approximately 277 people bear this surname
Zalou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 171 | 1:134,919 | 6,497 |
| Iran | 93 | 1:825,619 | 40,849 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Zalou (338) may also be a first name.
Zalou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zalou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zalou (Russian: Залоу) has its highest incidence in The Ivory Coast. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zalou.
How Common Is The Last Name Zalou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zalou is the 945,594th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. Zalou is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Zalou are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 34 percent are found in Mande Africa. Zalou is also the 475,334th most common given name globally It is held by 338 people.
It is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 134,919. In The Ivory Coast Zalou is most prevalent in: Montagnes District, where 50 percent reside, Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 26 percent reside and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 11 percent reside. Beside The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 34 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zalou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zalou in the Russian language | ||
| Залоу | zalou | - |
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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 Zalou
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