Nouayou Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nouayou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nouayou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1711:121,45713,881
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Nouayou (14) may also be a first name.

Nouayou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nouayou is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nouayou.

How Common Is The Last Name Nouayou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nouayou is the 1,305,105th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nouayou are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nouayou is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 121,457. In Cameroon Nouayou is most frequent in: West Region, where 47 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 30 percent are found and Centre Region, where 23 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 1 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngouayou9395/
Nouyou92133/
Nouayo922/
Nouyoux8637/
Ngouyou8622/
Ngouayo8611/
Nouyhou865/
Nouhyou862/
Nouyoui861/
Nouyous861/
Nouoyou861/
Nouayeu861/
Nouyo8337/
Nouay8323/
Nouou8320/
Ngouajou8018/
Ngouoyou802/
Noiuyhou801/
Nahouyou801/
Gnouhayo801/
Nouhou7777,504/
Nutayu77443/
Nouaux77230/
Nouaye77143/
Nouaud77133/
Ngouyo7712/
Notayo7710/
Nouhau779/
Nouaya776/
Ngoayu774/
Nuhayu773/
Ngouay773/
Nouyos772/
Noujou772/
Nouayi772/
Noueou772/
Naayou772/
Noajou771/
Nouhay771/
Nouyoh771/
Nouyop771/
Noyuyu771/
Naouyo771/
Nayoua771/
Noeyou771/
Nou'ou771/
Noay731,367/
Nouhaud71784/
Gnouhou71385/
Nouioui71240/
Notayot7191/
Ngoujou7152/
Nouhoiu7146/
Ngouajo7145/
Nouhaut7135/
Nouayie7134/
Nouhoue7134/
Noutaya7132/
Ngouhou7121/
Ngoueou7114/
Ngouaya7112/
Nouhgou718/
Nnouhou716/
Notayod716/
Nouhhou715/
Niouhou714/
Nouhouy714/
Noujjou714/
Nouehou713/
Natayou712/
Nhouhou712/
Nouhaya712/
Nouhjou712/
Nouhoud712/
Nouhouu712/
Nouhoyu712/
Notayos712/
Nayouya711/
Nououia711/
Nouiout711/
Nnaouyo711/
Nohyhou711/
Noutaye711/
Nouteyo711/
Noutoue711/
Nouhahouhe711/
Nouhouh711/
Nouhouj711/
Noãuhou711/
Nahouou711/
Ngou'ou711/
Ngouiyo711/
Naheyou711/
Ngouayi711/
Ngauyou711/
Nouhaus710/
Nohay67820/
Nuhay67514/
Ngouajio67309/
Nohou67288/
Nouya67282/
Nouai67219/
Ngoay6790/
Nouye6780/
Noujo6755/
Nauyo6723/
Ngouajeu6721/
Noaio6720/
Nouja6718/
Naouy6716/
Nouehoue6714/
Nouia679/
Ngouhoue679/
Naeyo678/
Nouayhid676/
Nauay675/
Naoyo675/
Nouaa674/
Noaya673/
Nouaj672/
Nuhau672/
Nojuy672/
Noaye672/
Nouyi672/
Nuahu671/
Nouiouia671/
Nooue671/
Noayi671/
Noutoueu671/
Nouhayie671/
Nouio671/
Nahou'ou671/
Nassiyou671/
Ngnouaya671/
Ngnouchiyou671/
N'Ouehou671/
Noeyo671/
Nuyuy671/
Neouioui671/
Noyhuyhu671/
Nouoi671/
Nuyue671/
Nouayhed671/

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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
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  • 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 Nouayou
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