Himou Surname
Approximately 1,663 people bear this surname
Himou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,628 | 1:11,789 | 857 |
| Ivory Coast | 24 | 1:961,301 | 23,927 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Himou (1,410) may also be a first name.
Himou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Himou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Himou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻴﻤﻮ) is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Himou.
How Common Is The Last Name Himou? popularity and diffusion
Himou is the 240,523rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,382,168 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Himou reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Himou is also the 208,047th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,410 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 1,628 people, or 1 in 11,789. In Niger Himou is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 67 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 17 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Niger Himou exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside and Algeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Himou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Himou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﻴﻤﻮ | hymw | - |
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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 Himou
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