Pamou Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Pamou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 55 | 1:377,619 | 33,137 |
| Congo | 55 | 1:90,711 | 7,856 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Pamou (24) may also be a first name.
Pamou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pamou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pamou is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pamou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pamou is the 1,628,521st most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name Pamou is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Pamou reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 24 people.
The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 377,619. In Cameroon Pamou is most common in: Centre Region, where 45 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 38 percent are found and West Region, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 45 percent are found and Benin, where 6 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 Pamou
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