Zaraou Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Zaraou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 123 | 1:156,033 | 5,647 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Zaraou (6,181) may also be a first name.
Zaraou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zaraou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zaraou occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Zaraou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zaraou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zaraou is the 1,359,010th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. The last name Zaraou is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Zaraou live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Chadic Africa. Zaraou is also the 84,056th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 6,181 people.
The last name Zaraou is most common in Niger, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 156,033. In Niger Zaraou is primarily concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 89 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 7 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Niger this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and Iraq, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Zaraou
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