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 has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wanjou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanjou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanjou are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 3 people.
The surname Wanjou is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent are found and West Region, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 33 percent are found.
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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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