Ghanou Surname
Approximately 296 people bear this surname
Ghanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Algeria | 129 | 1:299,469 | 29,448 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Ghanou (536) may also be a first name.
Ghanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghanou is carried by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghanou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 902,012th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Ghanou live; 90 percent live in North Africa and 90 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 364,183rd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 536 people.
The surname is most widespread in Morocco, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Barring Morocco Ghanou occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 44 percent reside and Iraq, where 7 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
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- 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 Ghanou
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