Begounou Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Begounou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Begounou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger651:295,2628,917
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Begounou (329) may also be a first name.

Begounou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Begounou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Begounou is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Begounou? popularity and diffusion

Begounou is the 2,352,516th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Begounou reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Begounou is also the 483,360th most common given name worldwide, held by 329 people.

The last name is most common in Niger, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 295,262. In Niger Begounou is most frequent in: Tillabéri Region, where 68 percent reside, Niamey Capital District, where 15 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 11 percent reside. Barring Niger this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Begoungou941/
Beigounou941/
Bigounou882/
Beigouno881/
Vegounou881/
Begono869/
Beguno861/
Biogounou8224/
Wegounnou821/
Begongo8021/
Bhegono806/
Bigonou801/
Houegounou78156/
Baigouno755/
Beghanou751/
Houegounnou748/
Begona71516/
Begano7145/
Wegono7111/
Beguna719/
Houegonou717/
Bigono715/
Vegono711/
Bigogno67387/
Biogunu676/
Bigongo674/
Whegunu673/
Begujna672/
Biogono672/
Begonye671/
Begunas671/
Begumna671/
Bigoino671/
Bigonno671/
Wegungu671/
Begonea671/
Beggona671/
Beghona671/
Begonay671/
Begonna671/
Begunga671/
Bigungu671/
Begogna671/

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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 Begounou
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