Gnamou Surname
Approximately 4,580 people bear this surname
Gnamou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 2,577 | 1:7,121 | 736 |
| Benin | 1,648 | 1:6,272 | 853 |
| Ivory Coast | 337 | 1:68,461 | 3,882 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gnamou (370) may also be a first name.
Gnamou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gnamou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gnamou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻣﻮ) is found in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gnamou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 102,788th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,591,167 people. Gnamou is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Gnamou live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gnamou is also the 451,716th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 370 people.
It is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 2,577 people, or 1 in 7,121. In Burkina Faso Gnamou is most prevalent in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 80 percent are found, Centre Region, where 9 percent are found and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Burkina Faso it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 36 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gnamou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gnamou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻣﻮ | anyamw | - |
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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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- 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 Gnamou
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