Gouayou Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Gouayou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 79 | 1:262,900 | 25,427 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gouayou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gouayou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gouayou is found most in Cameroon. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gouayou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,091,648th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gouayou reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 262,900. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: West Region, where 47 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 32 percent reside and Centre Region, where 20 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Gouayou exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 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 Gouayou
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