Nangou Surname
Approximately 296 people bear this surname
Nangou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 248 | 1:83,746 | 10,190 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nangou (108) may also be a first name.
Nangou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nangou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nangou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﻧﻜﻮ) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nangou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 902,012th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Nangou are found; 84 percent are found in Central Africa and 83 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nangou is also the 904,892nd most common first name globally, borne by 108 people.
The surname Nangou is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 248 people, or 1 in 83,746. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: West Region, where 75 percent live, Littoral Region, where 10 percent live and Centre Region, where 10 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 6 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nangou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nangou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﺎﻧﻜﻮ | nankw | 66.67 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻛﻮ | alnakw | 33.33 |
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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 Nangou
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