Sainou Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Sainou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 37 | 1:279,341 | 23,629 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
The alternate forms: Saïnou (27) are calculated separately.
Sainou (22) may also be a first name.
Sainou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sainou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sainou occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Saïnou. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sainou? popularity and diffusion
Sainou is the 2,909,720th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Sainou are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 22 people.
The last name Sainou is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 279,341. In Benin it is most numerous in: Atlantique Department, where 51 percent live, Zou Department, where 19 percent live and Ouémé Department, where 11 percent live. Apart from Benin this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 9 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 7 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 Sainou
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