Nognou Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Nognou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Nognou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nognou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nognou is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nognou.
How Common Is The Last Name Nognou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,373,373rd most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nognou reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Nognou is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 629,366. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 61 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 30 percent are found and West Region, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Nognou
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