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
Nounhou has its highest incidence in Niger. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nounhou.
How Common Is The Last Name Nounhou? popularity and diffusion
Nounhou is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Nounhou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nounhou reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 6 people.
Nounhou is most frequently used in Niger, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 33 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 33 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Niger this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and Togo, where 20 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 Nounhou
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