Vamou Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Vamou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Vamou (14) may also be a first name.
Vamou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vamou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vamou (Hindi: वमौ) is found most in Cameroon. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vamou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Vamou reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Vamou is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 14 people.
It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 86 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 5 percent reside and East Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent reside and Estonia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vamou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vamou in the Hindi language | ||
| वमौ | vamau | - |
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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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- 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 Vamou
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