Amaou Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Amaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 119 | 1:161,277 | 5,814 |
| Cameroon | 29 | 1:716,175 | 51,453 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Amaou (110) may also be a first name.
Amaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amaou is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Amaou.
How Common Is The Last Name Amaou? popularity and diffusion
Amaou is the 1,272,314th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Amaou live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Chadic Africa. Amaou is also the 895,203rd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 110 people.
It is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 161,277. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 36 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 21 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 15 percent live. Outside of Niger this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 16 percent live and Benin, where 6 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 Amaou
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