Sannou Surname
Approximately 672 people bear this surname
Sannou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 469 | 1:22,038 | 2,955 |
| France | 89 | 1:746,323 | 92,306 |
| Niger | 56 | 1:342,715 | 9,958 |
| Burkina Faso | 23 | 1:797,917 | 8,915 |
| Ivory Coast | 20 | 1:1,153,562 | 26,783 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Sannou (797) may also be a first name.
Sannou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sannou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sannou (Hindi: सन्नौ) is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sannou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 492,243rd most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,844,562 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Sannou are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 289,943rd most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 797 people.
It is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 469 people, or 1 in 22,038. In Benin Sannou is most numerous in: Alibori Department, where 50 percent live, Atakora Department, where 27 percent live and Borgou Department, where 16 percent live. Barring Benin Sannou exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in France, where 13 percent live and Niger, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sannou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sannou in the Hindi language | ||
| सन्नौ | sannau | 63.64 |
| सन्नो | sanno | 27.27 |
| सन्न्ाौ | sannaau | 9.09 |
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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 Sannou
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