Sinnou Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Sinnou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sinnou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania231:178,0389,291
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
France51:13,284,544357,392
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Sinnou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sinnou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sinnou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻨﻮ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinnou? popularity and diffusion

Sinnou is the 2,718,172nd most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Sinnou reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The last name is most common in Mauritania, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 178,038. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Guidimagha Region, where 48 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 48 percent reside and Assaba Region, where 4 percent reside. Other than Mauritania this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside and France, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siennou922/
Singnou922/
Shinnou921/
Sinno913,270/
Sinnu91102/
Shinno831,859/
Sinnoi83347/
Sennou83282/
Singnu83229/
Sinnot83148/
Shinnu8362/
Sinnos8347/
Sinngu8337/
Singno8320/
Sinnoy8313/
Simnou8313/
Sinnoo8310/
Sinnoe837/
Zinnou835/
Sinnut834/
Sinnho832/
Sinnoh832/
Synnou832/
Sinnus831/
Sinnue831/
Sinneu831/
Sinnhu831/
Sinnui831/
Sinnott7710,890/
Singnoi772,021/
Singnut77305/
Singnui77220/
Singnoo7757/
Singnoy7715/
Singnop7713/
Sinnoji775/
Simnoue774/
Singnuy774/
Sinneus772/
Shinnoi772/
Sinneau771/
Shinngu771/
Sennoud771/
Shinnoe771/
Sinnods771/
Sennous771/
Shennou771/
Sengnou771/
Siennot770/
Sinnoot770/
Sinnodd770/
Sinnoth770/
Sinnult770/
Zinno732,120/
Sinna731,907/
Senno731,078/
Simno73109/
Cinnu7339/
Sennu7329/
Cinno736/
Zinnu734/
Singnuch717/
Sinnoitt711/
Siengnoi711/
Siengnoo711/
Singnoiy711/
Chinnu672,803/
Zennou672,192/
Chinno671,526/
Sennoi67972/
Saenno67340/
Sienna67298/
Sinnga67216/
Sinnah67210/
Saennu67137/
Synnot67105/
Sennoy6778/
Sengnu6761/
Synnos6761/
Sinnap6757/
Synnoi6750/
Sinney6745/
Sinnai6741/
Zinnau6740/
Sinnas6737/
Sinnie6737/
Sinnay6736/
Sinnat6734/
Singna6733/
Shinna6729/
Sinnye6728/
Simnos6718/
Sinnaj6716/
Szinna6712/
Sennoo679/
Sennos676/
Shenno676/
Sennoa676/
Shennu675/
Scenno674/
Sennot674/
Sennui674/
Sinnad673/
Sinnaa673/
Sennoh672/
Xinnuo672/
Sinnei671/
Simnot671/
Ssenno671/
Ssennu671/
Senngu671/
Sengno671/
Cinnot671/
Sennup671/
Simnoy671/
Sinnea671/
Cihnno671/
Synnod670/
Sennut670/
Simnus670/
Cinnue670/

Sinnou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sinnou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻨﻮsnw-

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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
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  • 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 Sinnou
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