Imamou Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Imamou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imamou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1651:402,56259,152
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Comoros11:749,524685
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Imamou (58) may also be a first name.

Imamou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Imamou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺇﻣﺎﻣﻮ) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Imamou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,276,805th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname Imamou is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Imamou live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in Afro-Islamic Indian Ocean. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 58 people.

Imamou is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 402,562. In France Imamou is most prevalent in: Mayotte, where 84 percent live, Île-de-France, where 5 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 5 percent live. Other than France this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 6 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imamu915,878/
Imamo9174/
Imahmoud862/
Imamut83286/
Jmamou83170/
Immamu83115/
Emamou8395/
Yimamu8332/
Imamuh839/
Oimamu838/
Himamu836/
Itmamu835/
Jimamu834/
Imaamu832/
Imamau831/
Imamoh831/
Imamod831/
Imamgo831/
Imaimo831/
Yimamo831/
Imaimu831/
Imammu831/
Eimamu831/
Himamouch801/
Hemamou77263/
Imamuji7718/
Haimamo7715/
Imahmud774/
Jmammou773/
Immamut772/
Himammu771/
Imameyo771/
Yimammu771/
Himammouch754/
Imama733,110/
Emamu733,056/
Imomo73447/
Emamo7318/
Imomu734/
Haimamot711/
Imamaova711/
Imamah674,441/
Imomoh67727/
Imamat67524/
Imamai67158/
Imamie67146/
Gimomo6737/
Imaima6735/
Imamaj6735/
Gemamo6727/
Yimama6726/
Imamee6723/
Aimama6718/
Imaama6717/
Immama6715/
Imamas6714/
Imamma6713/
Gimama6711/
Jimama677/
Himama676/
Imouma675/
Imomgu674/
Emmamu673/
Imomue672/
Imamad672/
Emamus672/
Iomama671/
Eimama671/
Imamay671/
Jimomo671/
Emaamu671/
Emammu671/
Ymmahmoud671/
Imamae671/
Imamga671/

Imamou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Imamou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺇﻣﺎﻣﻮamamw50
ﺍﻣﺎﻡamam25
ﺇﻣﺎﻡamam25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Imamou
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