Karnou Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Karnou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 39 | 1:104,996 | 6,429 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Karnou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karnou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karnou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺭﻧﻮ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karnou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,776,799th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Karnou occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Karnou are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 104,996. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Assaba Region, where 97 percent reside and Gorgol Region, where 3 percent reside. Other than Mauritania Karnou is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside and Algeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karnou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karnou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﺭﻧﻮ | karnw | 66.67 |
| ﻗﺮﻧﻮ | qrnw | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Karnou
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