Kanouo Surname

286,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kanouo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanouo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,3311:15,6042,125
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kanouo (40) may also be a first name.

Kanouo Last Name Facts

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

Kanouo occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanouo? popularity and diffusion

Kanouo is the 286,848th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,442,529 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanouo reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kanouo is also the 1,614,485th most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 40 people.

It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,331 people, or 1 in 15,604. In Cameroon Kanouo is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 34 percent are found, West Region, where 30 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 0 percent are found and Benin, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanouoa921/
Kanouho921/
Kanouhou864/
Kamgnouo861/
Kanoua83326/
Kanoho83176/
Kanaou8391/
Kanooa838/
Konouo833/
Kanaoo831/
Kanuoh831/
Kanhouhou801/
Kangoua7728/
Kannaou7713/
Kangaou7710/
Kanoiyo774/
Kanojjo773/
Kounouo772/
Kanooha772/
Konouho771/
Kanahou771/
Kainaou771/
Kainoua771/
Kagnaou771/
Kanoijo771/
Canouoy771/
Kanao735,763/
Kanoa73347/
Kounouho711,128/
Kanoujia71583/
Kanagiou7117/
Kanougia715/
Kanoojia715/
Kanuojia714/
Kamgnoua712/
Kangnaou711/
Kannahou711/
Kanhohou711/
Kanhiyoo711/
Khanéoua711/
Kainaoot711/
Kagnao67526/
Kanoha67296/
Kanuha67206/
Kannoujia67195/
Kounnouho67119/
Kanuho67119/
Kainoa67111/
Kanuea6763/
Kannao6756/
Kaneao6730/
Kangoa6726/
Kanaho6725/
Kanoah6722/
Konoua6718/
Konoho6713/
Kangao678/
Kounao678/
Kainao677/
Kannoojia675/
Kanaoi674/
Kanhoa673/
Kanoea673/
Keagnahou673/
Kana'o673/
Kanaua671/
Kamnao671/
Khanouach671/
Canaou671/
Konhouhou671/
Konaou671/
Kaanao671/
Kanaeo671/
Kanaau671/
Khangauoi671/
Khanoa671/
Kanaao671/
Kannoa671/
Kannougia671/
Kanoojjia671/
Canoau670/
Kanaoh670/

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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 Kanouo
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