Nyanou Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Nyanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Nyanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyanou is found most in Cameroon. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyanou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,141,416th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyanou reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 561,326. In Cameroon Nyanou is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 43 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 41 percent are found and West Region, where 16 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 3 percent are found and 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 Nyanou
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