Imou Surname
Approximately 261 people bear this surname
Imou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 177 | 1:220,561 | 17,152 |
| Niger | 38 | 1:505,053 | 13,208 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Imou (51) may also be a first name.
Imou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Imou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Imou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻮ, Russian: Имоуъ) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Imou? popularity and diffusion
Imou is the 985,740th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Imou live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 51 people.
The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 220,561. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Serere District, where 36 percent are found, Amuria District, where 28 percent are found and Soroti District, where 27 percent are found. Not including Uganda this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Imou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Imou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻮ | amw | 50 |
| ﺍﻡ | am | 50 |
| Imou in the Russian language | ||
| Имоуъ | imou | - |
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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 Imou
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