Viwanou Surname
Approximately 410 people bear this surname
Viwanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 407 | 1:25,395 | 3,399 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Viwanou (183) may also be a first name.
Viwanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Viwanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Viwanou has its highest incidence in Benin. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Viwanou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 713,660th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 17,774,502 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Viwanou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Viwanou is also the 673,127th most numerous given name worldwide, borne by 183 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 407 people, or 1 in 25,395. In Benin it is primarily found in: Ouémé Department, where 56 percent reside, Atlantique Department, where 15 percent reside and Plateau Department, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin Viwanou is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viwannou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Viwainou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Viwanu | 92 | 38 | / |
| Viwano | 92 | 3 | / |
| Viwango | 86 | 4 | / |
| Viwannu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vivano | 77 | 48 | / |
| Biwano | 77 | 17 | / |
| Viwana | 77 | 8 | / |
| Vibanu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vivanu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vewanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vishwanoi | 75 | 14 | / |
| Visuano | 71 | 12 | / |
| Vibhanu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vivango | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wiwanno | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bibanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waiwano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vitvano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vivanno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Biwanno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wiwainot | 67 | 22 | / |
| Baibanou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Veivango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaibhanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vishvanu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Viwanou
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