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
The surname Sannou (Hindi: सन्नौ) is found most in Benin. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sannou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 492,243rd most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 10,844,562 people. This 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. Sannou is also the 289,943rd most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 797 people.
Sannou is most commonly occurring 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 reside, Atakora Department, where 27 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in France, where 13 percent reside and Niger, where 8 percent reside.
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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