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 last name Amaou is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amaou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,272,314th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. It is predominantly 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 numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 110 people.
The last name Amaou is most frequently used in Niger, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 161,277. In Niger Amaou is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 36 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 21 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 15 percent live. Outside of Niger Amaou occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs 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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