Bemou Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Bemou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 56 | 1:184,564 | 17,920 |
| Ivory Coast | 53 | 1:435,306 | 14,482 |
| France | 46 | 1:1,443,972 | 140,296 |
| Cameroon | 34 | 1:610,855 | 46,287 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bemou (30) may also be a first name.
Bemou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bemou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bemou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻢ) occurs most in Benin. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bemou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,194,481st most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. Bemou is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Bemou reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 30 people.
The last name Bemou is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 184,564. In Benin Bemou is most frequent in: Atakora Department, where 88 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 11 percent reside and Zou Department, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Benin this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 27 percent reside and France, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bemou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bemou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻢ | bm | - |
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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 Bemou
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