Olounou Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Olounou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olounou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5141:40,4075,393
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Olounou (28) may also be a first name.

Olounou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olounou is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olounou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 599,225th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 14,041,514 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olounou reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Olounou is also the 1,994,417th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 28 people.

Olounou is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 514 people, or 1 in 40,407. In Cameroon Olounou is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 70 percent are found, South Region, where 25 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 0 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holounou931/
Oloungou931/
Holonou864,143/
Alounou8611/
Olongou864/
Olounno861/
Olono83225/
Olunu8357/
Oluno834/
Alounous802,764/
Aloungou8017/
Hollonou8011/
Olounoje8010/
Holonnou802/
Olayounu801/
Houlonou801/
Oulonhou801/
Golongou801/
Algounou801/
Alhounou801/
Olongo772,817/
Olungu77141/
Olungo77110/
Oluono7748/
Olonoh7745/
Olouna7736/
Alonou7717/
Golunu779/
Olonno775/
Olauno773/
Ohluno772/
Olunoz771/
Olguno771/
Olonot771/
Olaunu771/
Ollono771/
Alouno771/
Oloino771/
Olohuniyo75122/
Hollonnou751/
Oloniyo713,112/
Olounye71316/
Holungo71199/
Oulouna71150/
Golongo7152/
Olounga7120/
Oulongo7118/
Olyongo7115/
Oloneyo7111/
Olonuyo7110/
Alohouenou719/
Olunoyo718/
Olunuye715/
Olonijo715/
Ollongo714/
Olunoye714/
Olunuyi714/
Olujano713/
Olonayo713/
Olajunu713/
Aloungo713/
Golonho712/
Oluniyo711/
Olunuja711/
Olujono711/
Holonod711/
Oliongo711/
Oilongo711/
Golgono711/
Ahlonou711/
Alahouenou711/
Olunayo711/
Olunuji711/
Olongoh711/
Ollungu711/
Alognou711/
Goliono711/
Goloono711/
Olano6721,258/
Olonu674,705/
Olona671,214/
Holosnoi67478/
Olongayo6748/
Alono6741/
Allohouenou6740/
Aluno6724/
Oloño6715/
Olajungu6715/
Oluna6712/
Alunu676/
Ulunu675/
Olunioye674/
Ulono674/
Otlonnot674/
Oluyongo674/
Holiyono673/
Olonniyo673/
Olunuiyi673/
Olonaiyo673/
Olonioyo672/
Alonouhe672/
Holgouna671/
Golouney671/
Olujangu671/
Houlanou671/
Olowengo671/
Goulouna671/
Goloyngo671/
Aloiinou671/
Olounaye671/
Holonoha671/
Ohlonhoe670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olounou
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