Canou Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Canou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 154 | 1:431,316 | 62,491 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Canou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Canou occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Canou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Canou is the 1,380,086th most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Canou reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 431,316. In France it is mostly found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 62 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent reside. Not including France this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 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 Canou
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