Negou Surname

320,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Negou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Negou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon9631:21,5672,937
Algeria1931:200,16323,806
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Negou (35) may also be a first name.

Negou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Negou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻜﻮﺍ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Negou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 320,306th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,244,684 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Negou reside; 82 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 35 people.

The surname Negou is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 963 people, or 1 in 21,567. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: West Region, where 45 percent are found, Centre Region, where 35 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 17 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Negoue91258/
Niegou913/
Neugou912/
Negout911/
Nehgou911/
N'Egou911/
Gnegou911/
Neggou911/
Nego891,719/
Negu89397/
Neghoud832/
Negouee831/
Neghoue831/
Neingou831/
Neangou831/
Neagu8055,760/
Negus806,650/
Negut802,483/
Negoi802,161/
Niego80896/
Nigou80285/
Neguț80225/
Negoy80108/
Negoe8099/
Negot8096/
Negos8069/
Negão8057/
Neago8051/
Ngegu8049/
Negho8038/
Negau8037/
Negoa8030/
Neigo8021/
Neggo8019/
Negoh8017/
Negod8011/
Negoț805/
Nnegu804/
Nehgu803/
Ngego803/
Neego803/
Gnego802/
Negop802/
Negoz802/
Neguş802/
Nesgo801/
Negoţ801/
Neguh801/
Neguș801/
Neghu801/
Nhego801/
Ngnegoue772/
Neghouch771/
Neangoue771/
Gnegouhe771/
Neagoe7313,192/
Nhengu731,073/
Nhengo73454/
Neagos73361/
Neguch73332/
Gnigou73295/
Negohe73290/
Negueu73139/
Neingo73129/
Neango7379/
Neagus7377/
Neigut7364/
Neagoş7338/
Neagoy7334/
Nigoue7332/
Ngehgu7331/
Negoie7328/
Nigout7327/
Nesgos7322/
Neguei7319/
Negosh7318/
Negots7315/
Nigoux7314/
Neagoi7313/
Neigoi7310/
Njngou7310/
Neguhe7310/
Negheu739/
Negaud738/
Neigos737/
Negutt736/
Neigus736/
Neguey736/
Negayo735/
Nniegu734/
Negoya734/
Neagoș733/
Negeio733/
Ngeguh733/
Negush732/
Neguss732/
Neghui732/
Niegho732/
Negaiu731/
Neygus731/
Niegoa731/
Neugho731/
Negoye731/
Neguea731/
Negost731/
Negooe731/
Neegus730/
Nega6795,732/
Nigo673,254/
Negoiță671,349/
Neagoie67717/
Nigu67181/
Negoias67104/
Neghosh6748/
Nesgood6726/
Neigoot6718/
Neigaus678/
Nighoud675/
Nêgo675/
Nígu674/
Nhgo673/
Neigauz673/
Neygauz672/
Negoiaş672/
Njgu672/
Negaova671/
Negoits671/
Neygaus671/
Neighut671/
Nygo671/
Negó671/
Negá671/
Negô671/
Negueye671/
Negheue671/
Negoiåa671/
Negoiåä671/
Ngehguh671/
Nyogoue671/
Neigeyo671/
Nygu671/
Nhgu671/

Negou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Negou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﻜﻮﺍalnkwa50
ﺍﻟﻨﻜﻮalnkw50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Negou
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