Inou Surname
Approximately 6,420 people bear this surname
Inou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3,294 | 1:38,811 | 3,482 |
| Niger | 2,861 | 1:6,708 | 553 |
| Uganda | 99 | 1:394,336 | 24,810 |
| Papua New Guinea | 91 | 1:89,601 | 11,921 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Inou (1,062) may also be a first name.
Inou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Inou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Inou (Hindi: इनू, Russian: Иноу) is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Inou.
How Common Is The Last Name Inou? popularity and diffusion
Inou is the 76,347th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,135,132 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Inou reside; 51 percent reside in East Asia and 51 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Inou is also the 245,583rd most frequent first name at a global level, held by 1,062 people.
The last name Inou is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 3,294 people, or 1 in 38,811. In Japan Inou is most frequent in: Chiba Prefecture, where 42 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 22 percent are found and Gunma Prefecture, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Japan it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 45 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Inou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Inou in the Hindi language | ||
| इनू | inu | - |
| Inou in the Russian language | ||
| Иноу | inou | - |
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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 Inou
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