Zanaou Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Zanaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 22 | 1:872,364 | 19,806 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Zanaou (11) may also be a first name.
Zanaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zanaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zanaou has its highest incidence in Niger. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zanaou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Zanaou are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 11 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 872,364. In Niger Zanaou is most numerous in: Zinder Region, where 59 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 23 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 14 percent reside. Beside Niger Zanaou occurs in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, 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 Zanaou
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