Nanyou Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nanyou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanyou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon471:441,89537,035
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Liberia51:881,70733,815
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Nanyou (1,040) may also be a first name.

Nanyou Last Name Facts

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

Nanyou is found most in Cameroon. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanyou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,352,516th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Nanyou live; 59 percent live in Central Africa and 59 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nanyou is also the 248,543rd most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 1,040 people.

This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 441,895. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 51 percent live, West Region, where 26 percent live and North Region, where 17 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 17 percent live and Liberia, where 8 percent live.

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Neunyou771/
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Nanhahou715/
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Nanius6719/
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Nonhou677/
Nagnus675/
Nănoiu674/
Nagnut673/
Nanjju673/
Nangeu673/
Nainiu672/
Nanjoo672/
Nanjiu672/
Nnanju672/
Ngonyu672/
Nonnyu671/
Nanjuu671/
Naanhu671/
Nanjut671/
Nanjud671/
Naneau671/
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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 Nanyou
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