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
The surname Zaraou is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zaraou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,359,010th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Zaraou reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 84,056th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 6,181 people.
This last name is most frequent in Niger, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 156,033. In Niger it is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 89 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 7 percent live and Dosso Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Niger this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and Iraq, where 2 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 Zaraou
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