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
The last name Megonou is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Megonou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Megonou is the 677,464th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 16,562,604 people. The last name Megonou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Megonou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 432 people, or 1 in 23,925. In Benin it is mostly found in: Ouémé Department, where 40 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 31 percent are found and Plateau Department, where 28 percent are found. Beside Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
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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