Wenou Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Wenou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2321:44,5505,686
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Wenou (646) may also be a first name.

Wenou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wenou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wenou occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wenou.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wenou is the 998,609th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wenou are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 327,050th most common first name globally It is held by 646 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 232 people, or 1 in 44,550. In Benin Wenou is mostly concentrated in: Zou Department, where 44 percent reside, Kouffo Department, where 22 percent reside and Collines Department, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Benin Wenou occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent reside and China, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whenou9118/
Wenhou915/
Hwenou912/
Wengou912/
Wennou911/
Wenoue911/
Wenu89782/
Weno89620/
Whennou833/
Wenno801,768/
Benou80980/
Whenu80565/
Wenau8077/
Venou8075/
Hwenu8037/
Weinu8012/
Winou8010/
Wenoa809/
Wenhu807/
Wenoh804/
Weanu804/
Wennu802/
Wenuh802/
Uenou802/
Wenoy801/
Wejno801/
Weynu801/
Weneu801/
Weinhous773/
Wetinnou772/
Witennou771/
Weynouth770/
Wehnau73116/
Benhou73107/
Wenhui73102/
Winhou73102/
Weinoh7366/
Beinou7331/
Weinau7323/
Ouenou7316/
Wenowe7315/
Weingo7315/
Winnou7315/
Vengou7314/
Venoux7314/
Weinoe739/
Wenosz738/
Venous737/
Beynou736/
Benoue735/
Wainou734/
Beanou734/
Wenhuo733/
Wenaio733/
Weneyu732/
Wheanu732/
Vienou732/
Weinot731/
Weinuo731/
Wenhau731/
Wenhoz731/
Wenott731/
Benouh731/
Huenou731/
Wengoy731/
Wenyio731/
Weheno731/
Weinuh731/
Woinou731/
Behnou731/
Wenijo731/
Winoud731/
Winoue730/
Wehnus730/
Wehnut730/
Wesnus730/
Wegnos730/
Ueno67228,392/
Benu6720,590/
Houenou6713,327/
Venu6710,423/
Wena674,494/
Veno671,569/
Wino67530/
Winu67456/
Wyno6765/
Weinoch6737/
Weinhut6716/
Ouhenou6715/
Vengoue6710/
Hhwengu678/
Venhous678/
Weinaus678/
Venouss676/
Wegnoja672/
Woinhou672/
Weynoit672/
Beinouh671/
Whemnot671/
Wenhoss671/
Uenu671/
Wesnott671/
Wená671/
Wejnoch671/
Venouth671/
Wainhou671/
Wisnhou671/
Wjnu671/
Weinaud670/
Winhous670/
Weinuch670/
Weahnus670/
Wenhotz670/
Wheneus670/
Weisnut670/

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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 Wenou
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