Wourou Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Wourou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 30 | 1:344,520 | 26,827 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Burkina Faso | 13 | 1:1,411,700 | 12,072 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Wourou (18) may also be a first name.
Wourou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wourou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wourou occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wourou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wourou is the 2,312,869th most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wourou are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wourou is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 18 people.
The surname Wourou is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 344,520. In Benin Wourou is most prevalent in: Borgou Department, where 80 percent live, Atakora Department, where 7 percent live and Donga Department, where 7 percent live. Other than Benin this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 21 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 19 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 Wourou
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