Sanamou Surname
Approximately 313 people bear this surname
Sanamou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 307 | 1:59,779 | 2,458 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Sanamou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanamou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sanamou is held by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanamou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 866,642nd most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,282,894 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sanamou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 59,779. In Burkina Faso Sanamou is most numerous in: Hauts-Bassins Region, where 87 percent live, Centre-Ouest Region, where 6 percent live and Centre Region, where 4 percent live. Apart from Burkina Faso this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Benin, where 0 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 Sanamou
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