Raimou Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Raimou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 62 | 1:166,703 | 16,738 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
The alternate forms: Raïmou (39) & Raîmou (1) are calculated separately.
Raimou (158) may also be a first name.
Raimou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raimou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Raimou is found most frequently in Benin. It may occur as: Raïmou or Raîmou. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Raimou? popularity and diffusion
Raimou is the 2,394,033rd most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Raimou live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 730,165th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 158 people.
It is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 166,703. In Benin Raimou is most prevalent in: Donga Department, where 89 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 8 percent are found and Alibori Department, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 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 Raimou
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