Norou Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Norou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 40 | 1:258,390 | 22,474 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Norou (441) may also be a first name.
Norou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Norou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Norou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻮﺭ) is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Norou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,776,799th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Norou live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 408,221st most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 441 people.
Norou is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 258,390. In Benin it is most common in: Donga Department, where 38 percent live, Alibori Department, where 33 percent live and Atakora Department, where 23 percent live. Beside Benin this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 10 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Norou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Norou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﻮﺭ | nwr | - |
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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 Norou
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