Nagonou Surname

257,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Nagonou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nagonou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin9991:10,3461,430
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Nagonou (505) may also be a first name.

Nagonou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nagonou is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nagonou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nagonou is the 257,812th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,772,460 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nagonou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 376,889th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 505 people.

The surname Nagonou is most commonly used in Benin, where it is borne by 999 people, or 1 in 10,346. In Benin it is mostly found in: Kouffo Department, where 77 percent are found, Mono Department, where 12 percent are found and Zou Department, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Benin it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 34 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Nagonou
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