Formou Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Formou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Formou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Formou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Formou is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Formou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Formou reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Formou is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Formou is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent reside and South Region, where 50 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 33 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
- 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 Formou
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