Mewou Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Benin

Mewou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mewou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Benin151:689,04039,432
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Mewou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mewou is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mewou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,323,005th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mewou live; 51 percent live in Central Africa and 51 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Mewou is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon Mewou is most frequent in: West Region, where 74 percent reside, Centre Region, where 16 percent reside and Far North Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Mewou is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 43 percent reside and Liberia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mewoue9162/
Mmewou912/
Meiwou911/
Mewous911/
Mewoud911/
Mewo894,640/
Mewu89142/
Mewouho833/
Mewouth832/
Meswoud831/
Mewoueh831/
Mewoh80546/
Mebou80493/
Miwou8064/
Mewoe8041/
Mewoo8024/
Mewus8022/
Mewue8015/
Meewu8010/
Mmewu8010/
Mevou809/
Meiwu808/
Meuwo807/
Mewuo805/
Meewo804/
Mehwo803/
Meiwo803/
Mewui803/
Mewuh802/
Mewop802/
Meawo802/
Mewoa801/
Mewoz801/
Meywo801/
Mhewu801/
Mewau801/
Mewho801/
Mewua801/
Mewuu801/
Meboue7331/
Mmewuo7329/
Mehbou7329/
Meewua7319/
Maiwou7316/
Miewoi7315/
Mewayo7312/
Meivou739/
Meawuo736/
Meewut735/
Mebouh734/
Meawod734/
Meibou733/
Miwouh732/
Mewooa731/
Mewoya731/
Miwoue731/
Mewaio731/
Mevoue731/
Meebou731/
Meavou731/
Meabou731/
Meouho731/
Mewuye731/
Mejbou731/
Meawos731/
Mewa672,943/
Mevo672,919/
Mebo67850/
Mebu67781/
Miwu67215/
Mehebou67193/
Mehouho67185/
Mevu6784/
Miwo6733/
Mewaiyo676/
Mewusch676/
Maiwoue673/
Meywood672/
Mihwouh671/
Meboueh671/
Mjwo671/
Miwoueh671/
Mmeibou671/
Meswood671/
Mejouho671/
Mjwu671/
Mywo671/
Mehwosh671/

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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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  • 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 Mewou
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