Wainou Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wainou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Wainou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wainou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wainou occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wainou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wainou is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Wainou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wainou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The surname Wainou is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: North Region, where 67 percent live and Far North Region, where 33 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 25 percent live.
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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 Wainou
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