Aamou Surname
Approximately 342 people bear this surname
Aamou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Niger | 40 | 1:479,800 | 12,724 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Aamou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aamou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Aamou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻤﻮ) occurs in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Aamou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 814,680th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Aamou are found; 80 percent are found in North Africa and 80 percent are found in Mahgreb.
Aamou is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is held by 273 people, or 1 in 126,286. Excluding Morocco this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 12 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Aamou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aamou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻤﻮ | mw | - |
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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 Aamou
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