Fannou Surname
Approximately 1,339 people bear this surname
Fannou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,300 | 1:7,950 | 1,095 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Fannou (27) may also be a first name.
Fannou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fannou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fannou has its highest incidence in Benin. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fannou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 286,848th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,442,529 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fannou reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous given name internationally It is held by 27 people.
The last name Fannou is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 1,300 people, or 1 in 7,950. In Benin it is primarily found in: Kouffo Department, where 82 percent reside, Zou Department, where 8 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Benin this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Niger, 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
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- 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 Fannou
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