Anabou Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Anabou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 28 | 1:369,129 | 27,947 |
| Burkina Faso | 7 | 1:2,621,729 | 17,588 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Anabou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anabou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Anabou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺑﻮ) has its highest incidence in Benin. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Anabou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anabou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Anabou is the 2,979,664th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. Anabou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Anabou live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 369,129. In Benin Anabou is mostly found in: Atlantique Department, where 93 percent are found, Alibori Department, where 4 percent are found and Zou Department, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Benin it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 16 percent are found and Niger, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Anabou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Anabou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺑﻮ | alnabw | - |
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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
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- 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 Anabou
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