Fonnou Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Fonnou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Fonnou (10) may also be a first name.
Fonnou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fonnou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fonnou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻨﻮ) is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonnou? popularity and diffusion
Fonnou is the 5,587,209th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fonnou are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fonnou is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,476,515. In Benin Fonnou is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 57 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 14 percent are found and Mono Department, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Benin this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fonnou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fonnou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻨﻮ | fnw | - |
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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 Fonnou
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