Mamourou Surname

247,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Mamourou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mamourou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1,2001:3,412416
Ivory Coast3971:58,1143,439
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mamourou (10,437) may also be a first name.

Mamourou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mamourou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻣﻮﺭﻭ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mamourou? popularity and diffusion

Mamourou is the 247,201st most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,529,239 people. The surname Mamourou is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Mamourou live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Mamourou is also the 59,561st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10,437 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 1,200 people, or 1 in 3,412. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Guidimagha Region, where 28 percent reside, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 20 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 15 percent reside. Beside Mauritania it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent reside and Niger, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mamourou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mamourou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﻣﻮﺭﻭmamwrw83.11
ﻣﺎﻣﻮﺭmamwr16.89

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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 Mamourou
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