Famou Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Famou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Famou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1511:137,54315,369
Benin291:356,40027,355
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Famou (121) may also be a first name.

Famou Last Name Facts

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

Famou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻣﻮ) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Famou? popularity and diffusion

Famou is the 1,194,481st most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. The surname Famou is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Famou are found; 75 percent are found in Central Africa and 71 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Famou is also the 848,089th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 121 people.

The last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 137,543. In Cameroon Famou is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 61 percent are found, Centre Region, where 19 percent are found and West Region, where 11 percent are found. Beside Cameroon Famou occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Famous913,210/
Famoue913/
Famgou911/
Fammou911/
Fahmou911/
Fatmou911/
Famo89484/
Famu89198/
Fatmous835/
Famoust831/
Famau80909/
Famos80149/
Fomou80138/
Famus8060/
Famoh8023/
Famuo8021/
Fatmo8020/
Famut8017/
Fahmo8016/
Faimo8012/
Fatmu8011/
Faamu8011/
Famoe809/
Faimu808/
Famoo806/
Famud805/
Fahmu805/
Famue804/
Fammu802/
Famoa802/
Fammo801/
Famuš801/
Faumo801/
Fameu801/
Famoz801/
Famuh801/
Famui801/
Fahamu73972/
Famoye73527/
Famuji73442/
Faimau73400/
Foumou73225/
Faumui73215/
Fajmut73155/
Fameau7363/
Faamoe7360/
Fameus7350/
Famayo7347/
Famoya7335/
Famuyi7329/
Famejo7321/
Famuya7319/
Faamau7316/
Fomous7315/
Feamoh7313/
Famoos7311/
Famoyi7311/
Faymau739/
Fammoe739/
Fajmot738/
Faimoa738/
Faymoi737/
Fahamo737/
Feumou737/
Fahmoh736/
Faimos736/
Fahmud733/
Faimoh733/
Faamoh733/
Phamou733/
Famoyd732/
Faimud731/
Faymus731/
Faijmo731/
Famauj731/
Fatmau731/
Feamue731/
Fammoh731/
Famoji731/
Famaus731/
Vammou731/
Famoia731/
Fahmau731/
Fatmoo731/
Fomouh731/
Fa'amu731/
Fahmui731/
Famuth730/
Famaud730/
Fama6710,853/
Fomo672,019/
Vamo67472/
Famà67207/
Vamu6783/
Fomu6739/
Famá6737/
Fahmuji6727/
Fa'amoe6720/
Faumuis672/
Phamous672/
Fa'amau672/
Foumoux672/
Faheemo671/
Faimood671/
Faimuth671/
Famaova671/
Foummou671/
Foutmou671/
Faithmo671/
Famhaus670/

Famou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Famou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﻣﻮfamw75
ﺍﻓﺎﻣﻮafamw25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Famou
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