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 surname Vamou (Hindi: वमौ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Vamou.
How Common Is The Last Name Vamou? popularity and diffusion
Vamou is the 3,882,373rd most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Vamou live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 14 people.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon Vamou is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 86 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 5 percent live and East Region, where 5 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent live and Estonia, where 4 percent live.
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
- 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 Vamou
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