Kwanou Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Kwanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 86 | 1:241,501 | 23,877 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kwanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwanou is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwanou? popularity and diffusion
Kwanou is the 1,994,173rd most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwanou reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Kwanou is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 241,501. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 42 percent are found, Centre Region, where 29 percent are found and West Region, where 27 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Kwanou
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