Wanjou Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Wanjou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Wanjou (3) may also be a first name.
Wanjou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanjou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanjou is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanjou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanjou reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Wanjou is also the 7,463,778th most frequent given name internationally, held by 3 people.
This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Wanjou is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent live and West Region, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 33 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 Wanjou
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