Emmou Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Emmou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 83 | 1:49,336 | 3,645 |
| Ivory Coast | 29 | 1:795,560 | 21,349 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Emmou (26) may also be a first name.
Emmou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emmou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Emmou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻮ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Emmou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,658,108th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name Emmou is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Emmou live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 26 people.
The surname is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 49,336. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 36 percent reside, Assaba Region, where 24 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Emmou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Emmou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻮ | amw | 31.25 |
| ﺃﻡ | am | 28.13 |
| ﺍﻡ | am | 25 |
| ﺃﻣﻮ | amw | 12.5 |
| ﺁﻣﻮ | amw | 3.13 |
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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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- 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 Emmou
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