Lonou Surname
Approximately 234 people bear this surname
Lonou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 216 | 1:47,850 | 6,056 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lonou (35) may also be a first name.
Lonou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lonou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lonou is found most frequently in Benin. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lonou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,064,392nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lonou are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 35 people.
The surname Lonou is most common in Benin, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 47,850. In Benin Lonou is most frequent in: Atlantique Department, where 52 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 25 percent reside and Zou Department, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Lonou
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