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 surname Imou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻮ, Russian: Имоуъ) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Imou? popularity and diffusion
Imou is the 985,740th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Imou reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Imou is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 51 people.
The surname Imou is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 220,561. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Serere District, where 36 percent reside, Amuria District, where 28 percent reside and Soroti District, where 27 percent reside. Beside Uganda it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
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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