Fougou Surname
Approximately 954 people bear this surname
Fougou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 827 | 1:23,207 | 1,399 |
| France | 69 | 1:962,648 | 108,938 |
| Cameroon | 40 | 1:519,227 | 41,500 |
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Fougou (388) may also be a first name.
Fougou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fougou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fougou occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fougou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 375,258th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,638,937 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Fougou are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 439,750th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 388 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 827 people, or 1 in 23,207. In Niger Fougou is mostly found in: Diffa Region, where 87 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 4 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Niger this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 7 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 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 Fougou
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