Wangnamou Surname
Approximately 1,442 people bear this surname
Wangnamou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 961 | 1:21,612 | 2,947 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
Wangnamou (436) may also be a first name.
Wangnamou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangnamou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wangnamou is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangnamou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 270,454th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,053,777 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wangnamou live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Chadic Africa. Wangnamou is also the 410,680th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 436 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 961 people, or 1 in 21,612. In Cameroon Wangnamou is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 75 percent reside, North Region, where 9 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 7 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Chad, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wannamou | 94 | 254 | / |
| Wangnamo | 94 | 59 | / |
| Wangamou | 94 | 2 | / |
| Wannammou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wanamou | 88 | 97 | / |
| Wannamo | 88 | 14 | / |
| Wangamu | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wanamouy | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wanamoud | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wangamoi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wainamou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wanamu | 80 | 206 | / |
| Wanamo | 80 | 171 | / |
| Wangamoja | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wanyamu | 75 | 73 | / |
| Wanamop | 75 | 35 | / |
| Wainamo | 75 | 8 | / |
| Vangamo | 75 | 6 | / |
| Banamou | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wannama | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wonamou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanamau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wainamu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vangamu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wwanamu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vannamu | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wannamas | 71 | 117 | / |
| Wannamat | 71 | 66 | / |
| Wannamai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wannyama | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wannamad | 71 | 3 | / |
| Banhamou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vangamoi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Banaimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baniamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanamu | 67 | 419 | / |
| Vanamo | 67 | 257 | / |
| Wanama | 67 | 228 | / |
| Banamo | 67 | 174 | / |
| Banamu | 67 | 116 | / |
| Woumnamou | 67 | 48 | / |
| Wanomo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Banhammou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wonamo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wanaimuha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wannaimah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wannamass | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vangnouma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uanamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wane'amoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangameya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangameyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woungnama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wannamast | 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
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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 Wangnamou
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