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) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nangou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nangou is the 902,012th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nangou live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 83 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 108 people.
The surname Nangou is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 248 people, or 1 in 83,746. In Cameroon it is most common in: West Region, where 75 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 10 percent reside and Centre Region, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon Nangou is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 6 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent reside.
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nangou
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