Megonou Surname
Approximately 440 people bear this surname
Megonou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 432 | 1:23,925 | 3,215 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Megonou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Megonou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Megonou is most common in Benin. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Megonou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 677,464th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 16,562,604 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Megonou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Megonou is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 432 people, or 1 in 23,925. In Benin it is most numerous in: Ouémé Department, where 40 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 31 percent live and Plateau Department, where 28 percent live. Other than Benin it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megounou | 93 | 2 | / |
| Megonnou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Megonu | 92 | 10 | / |
| Megono | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mekgono | 86 | 17 | / |
| Migonou | 86 | 5 | / |
| Megongo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Meganou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Megongu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Megannou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Megano | 77 | 467 | / |
| Migono | 77 | 19 | / |
| Megona | 77 | 8 | / |
| Megangoue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Megangnou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mesganu | 71 | 49 | / |
| Migongo | 71 | 32 | / |
| Megouna | 71 | 3 | / |
| Megonna | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maigono | 71 | 2 | / |
| Migonot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meugano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meghona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Megosna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meghanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Megomgna | 67 | 7 | / |
| Maigongo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Megoniya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Migongoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maingono | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maiganou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Megogney | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Megonou
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