Paou Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Paou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 100 | 1:103,356 | 11,687 |
| Ivory Coast | 23 | 1:1,003,097 | 24,580 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Paou (39) may also be a first name.
Paou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Paou is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,573,888th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname Paou is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Paou live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 39 people.
The last name Paou is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 103,356. In Benin Paou is mostly found in: Donga Department, where 33 percent live, Alibori Department, where 31 percent live and Borgou Department, where 28 percent live. Besides Benin it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 2 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 Paou
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