Banzou Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Banzou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 225 | 1:45,936 | 5,837 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Banzou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banzou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Banzou is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Banzou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,055,483rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Banzou live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most common in Benin, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 45,936. In Benin it is most frequent in: Donga Department, where 75 percent reside, Borgou Department, where 20 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 3 percent reside. Not including Benin this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside and Niger, where 0 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 Banzou
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