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
The last name Fonnou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻨﻮ) occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonnou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fonnou reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fonnou is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,476,515. In Benin Fonnou is most numerous in: Zou Department, where 57 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 14 percent reside and Mono Department, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Benin this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.
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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