Iyanou Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Iyanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Iyanou (21) may also be a first name.
Iyanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iyanou is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyanou? popularity and diffusion
Iyanou is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Iyanou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iyanou live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Chadic Africa. Iyanou is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 21 people.
The surname Iyanou is most frequent in Niger, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 4,798,004. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 50 percent live, Maradi Region, where 25 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 25 percent live. Beside Niger it is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent live.
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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 Iyanou
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