Wannou Surname
Approximately 421 people bear this surname
Wannou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 248 | 1:77,387 | 3,394 |
| Benin | 139 | 1:74,357 | 8,912 |
| Cameroon | 32 | 1:649,033 | 48,340 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wannou (55) may also be a first name.
Wannou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wannou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wannou occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wannou? popularity and diffusion
Wannou is the 699,651st most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 17,310,085 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wannou reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 55 people.
It is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 248 people, or 1 in 77,387. In Niger Wannou is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 67 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 20 percent are found and Agadez Region, where 10 percent are found. Other than Niger it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 33 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 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 Wannou
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