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
The last name Anabou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺑﻮ) occurs most in Benin. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anabou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,979,664th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Anabou reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Anabou is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 369,129. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Atlantique Department, where 93 percent reside, Alibori Department, where 4 percent reside and Zou Department, where 4 percent reside. Beside Benin this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 16 percent reside and Niger, where 9 percent reside.
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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