Foungou Surname
Approximately 271 people bear this surname
Foungou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 210 | 1:91,391 | 3,845 |
| Congo | 58 | 1:86,019 | 7,322 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Foungou (67) may also be a first name.
Foungou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foungou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Foungou occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Foungou.
How Common Is The Last Name Foungou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 961,438th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Foungou reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 67 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 91,391. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 67 percent are found, Agadez Region, where 18 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Niger Foungou exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 21 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Foungou
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