Winamou Surname

449,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Winamou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Winamou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Cameroon3711:55,9817,232

Winamou (1,318) may also be a first name.

Winamou Last Name Facts

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

Winamou is found most frequently in Chad. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Winamou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Winamou is the 449,900th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,639,611 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Winamou are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 216,497th most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 1,318 people.

The surname Winamou is most frequently held in Chad, where it is carried by 385 people, or 1 in 35,304. Aside from Chad this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 49 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winnamou934/
Wainamou931/
Winamo928/
Winamu922/
Wainamo868/
Wainamu861/
Binamu771,314/
Binamo77163/
Winama7736/
Wenamo7727/
Winomo775/
Uinamu773/
Vinamu772/
Vinamo771/
Benamou71975/
Vinamut7189/
Boinamo7151/
Wenhamo7145/
Wainama7138/
Winajma7137/
Vienamo7132/
Bainamu7119/
Vainamo717/
Wisnama716/
Venamou711/
Winoumo711/
Binhamu711/
Benhamou6727,829/
Benammou67577/
Hwenhamo6740/
Benaimou6712/
Benahmou677/
Wienoumo676/
Wenamoyo672/
Winamayi671/
Bénhamou671/
Behnamou671/
Woingama671/
Wingamey671/
Visnamos671/
Wijnamai671/
Benaïmou671/

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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 Winamou
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