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

Mamourou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻣﻮﺭﻭ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mamourou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 247,201st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,529,239 people. The surname Mamourou is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Mamourou reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 59,561st most common given name internationally, held by 10,437 people.

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

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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mamourou
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