Miwanou Surname

535,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Miwanou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miwanou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin5991:17,2552,341
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Miwanou (160) may also be a first name.

Miwanou Last Name Facts

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

Miwanou has its highest incidence in Benin. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miwanou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Miwanou is the 535,476th most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,105,558 people. The last name Miwanou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Miwanou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 725,185th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 160 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 599 people, or 1 in 17,255. In Benin Miwanou is mostly found in: Kouffo Department, where 83 percent are found, Zou Department, where 5 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Benin this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mewanou86475/
Maiwano862/
Mibanou861/
Miwognou802/
Mewannou801/
Maibanou801/
Mewanu7760/
Mivano7738/
Miwana7725/
Mibanu7714/
Mewano771/
Mjwangu71118/
Miwanga7191/
Miwanna7176/
Maiwana7171/
Mewanno7119/
Mewagno719/
Misuanu717/
Muiwana713/
Meswano713/
Mjwango713/
Miwaina711/
Miwayna711/
Mivango711/
Mioveanu6734/
Mewounou6722/
Maiwatna6716/
Maiwaina676/
Maiwanah675/
Mishwana674/
Mivhango673/
Maiwasna673/
Mibounou671/
Mewagnui671/
Majwaano671/

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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 Miwanou
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