Metonwanou Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Metonwanou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metonwanou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin671:154,26315,890
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Metonwanou (115) may also be a first name.

Metonwanou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Metonwanou is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Metonwanou.

How Common Is The Last Name Metonwanou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,255,512th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Metonwanou is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Metonwanou reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 873,022nd most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 115 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 154,263. In Benin Metonwanou is most common in: Ouémé Department, where 55 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 12 percent live and Zou Department, where 12 percent live. Outside of Benin this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

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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 Metonwanou
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