Saamou Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Saamou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Saãmou (1) are calculated separately.
Saamou (10) may also be a first name.
Saamou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saamou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saamou occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Saãmou. Click here for further possible spellings of Saamou.
How Common Is The Last Name Saamou? popularity and diffusion
Saamou is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Saamou is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Saamou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name globally It is held by 10 people.
This surname is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin it is most frequent in: Borgou Department, where 33 percent live, Donga Department, where 33 percent live and Plateau Department, where 33 percent live. Not including Benin this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 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 Saamou
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