Guinnou Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Guinnou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guinnou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2331:44,3595,674
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Guinnou (74) may also be a first name.

Guinnou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Guinnou Come From? nationality or country of origin

Guinnou occurs most in Benin. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guinnou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,028,911th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Guinnou live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 74 people.

This last name is most frequent in Benin, where it is carried by 233 people, or 1 in 44,359. In Benin Guinnou is most prevalent in: Kouffo Department, where 33 percent reside, Mono Department, where 29 percent reside and Zou Department, where 13 percent reside. Other than Benin it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 4 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ginnou9211/
Guinno922/
Guennou86459/
Guinnup8660/
Guinnoy8618/
Guinnot868/
Ginnoux861/
Ginno83149/
Ginnu8325/
Guennous80314/
Gouennou8030/
Guennouz8011/
Guennouh803/
Guennoud803/
Guinnupp800/
Guenno77176/
Quinno7753/
Ghinnu7717/
Guinna7711/
Ginnut776/
Ghinno775/
Ginnoy771/
Gennou771/
Guimno771/
Ginnoe770/
Ginnup770/
Ginnot770/
Kouhinnou751/
Gouennnou751/
Guinnuyod751/
Guennouji751/
Gnou73443/
Gnno732/
Gnnu731/
Ghennou71321/
Gwinnup71264/
Ghinnoo71132/
Guinney7168/
Guinnap7126/
Ginnuth7119/
Guinnay718/
Ginnaio717/
Guinnah715/
Quinnui715/
Quinnoy713/
Ginnutt712/
Quinnue712/
Gwinnop712/
Cuinnus712/
Guennoh711/
Quennou711/
Guenneu711/
Guennau711/
Guinnat711/
Quinnuy711/
Quinnos711/
Quinnus710/
Quinnot710/
Ginnodh710/
Ginnods710/
Ginna67406/
Genno67390/
Guenneau67158/
Gqunu67155/
Gwinnutt67144/
Gnouh6723/
Guehenno6713/
Gnoue677/
Gennu675/
Gimno675/
Gennaiou674/
Hgnno673/
Guenneux673/
Qunnu672/
Gnouy672/
Guennoie671/
Ngnou671/
Gennouji671/
Kuinnupp671/

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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 Guinnou
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