Nounhou Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Nounhou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Nounhou (6) may also be a first name.
Nounhou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nounhou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nounhou is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nounhou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nounhou live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 6 people.
Nounhou is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger Nounhou is most frequent in: Maradi Region, where 33 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 33 percent live and Zinder Region, where 33 percent live. Barring Niger this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and Togo, where 20 percent live.
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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 Nounhou
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