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 found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Inou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Inou is the 76,347th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,135,132 people. The surname Inou occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Inou are found; 51 percent are found in East Asia and 51 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Inou is also the 245,583rd most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 1,062 people.
The surname is most widely held 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 live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 22 percent live and Gunma Prefecture, where 13 percent live. Beside Japan this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 45 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.
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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