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

Negou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻜﻮﺍ) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Negou? popularity and diffusion

Negou is the 320,306th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 6,244,684 people. The last name Negou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Negou live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 81 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most common first name at a global level, borne by 35 people.

Negou is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 963 people, or 1 in 21,567. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: West Region, where 45 percent reside, Centre Region, where 35 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 15 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 17 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside.

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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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