Inoufou Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Inoufou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Inoufou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin131:795,04642,452
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Inoufou (78) may also be a first name.

Inoufou Last Name Facts

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

Inoufou is most common in Benin. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Inoufou.

How Common Is The Last Name Inoufou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Inoufou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Inoufou is also the 1,091,646th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 78 people.

It is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 795,046. In Benin Inoufou is most frequent in: Alibori Department, where 100 percent live. Excluding Benin this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 33 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jinofou861/
Inufu831/
Inoufa7718/
Inofoh7711/
Enoufu7711/
Inufus774/
Inufos771/
Ennoufous751/
Ignoffo71701/
Inufuji7121/
Ingoufa711/
Gingufu711/
Genoufo711/
Inouffa711/
Enoufot711/
Hinofos710/
Enufo6757/
Enufu6712/
Inaifout676/
Inufa671/
Inofa671/
Gainafou671/
Inafo671/

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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
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  • 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 Inoufou
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