Abamou Surname
Approximately 635 people bear this surname
Abamou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 559 | 1:34,333 | 1,900 |
| Cameroon | 70 | 1:296,701 | 27,784 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
Abamou (76) may also be a first name.
Abamou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abamou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abamou is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Abamou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 514,102nd most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,476,450 people. The surname Abamou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abamou are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Abamou is also the 1,107,702nd most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 76 people.
This last name is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 559 people, or 1 in 34,333. In Niger it is most numerous in: Maradi Region, where 78 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 9 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Niger Abamou exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and Benin, where 1 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 Abamou
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