Gountou Surname
Approximately 962 people bear this surname
Gountou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 881 | 1:21,784 | 1,338 |
| Benin | 80 | 1:129,195 | 13,967 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Gountou (608) may also be a first name.
Gountou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gountou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gountou is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gountou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gountou is the 372,836th most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,575,412 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gountou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Gountou is also the 338,872nd most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 608 people.
This surname is most frequent in Niger, where it is carried by 881 people, or 1 in 21,784. In Niger Gountou is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 57 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 12 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 12 percent reside. Besides Niger this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 8 percent reside and Greece, where 0 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 Gountou
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