Tchounou Surname
Approximately 234 people bear this surname
Tchounou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 229 | 1:90,695 | 10,883 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Tchounou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchounou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tchounou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺗﺸﻮﻧﻮ) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchounou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tchounou is the 1,064,392nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. Tchounou occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tchounou reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 90,695. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 47 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 34 percent are found and West Region, where 17 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent are found and Italy, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tchounou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tchounou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺗﺸﻮﻧﻮ | atshwnw | - |
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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 Tchounou
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