Maounou Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Maounou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maounou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania231:178,0389,291
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Maounou (18) may also be a first name.

Maounou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maounou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻭﻥ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maounou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Maounou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maounou live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Maounou is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 18 people.

This last name is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 178,038. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 74 percent live, Hodh Chargui Region, where 9 percent live and Brakna Region, where 4 percent live. Excluding Mauritania it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 10 percent live and Ethiopia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Maounou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maounou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﻭﻥmawn62.5
ﻣﺎﻭﻧﻮmawnw37.5

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Footnotes

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