Zamhouna Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Zamhouna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 75 | 1:276,921 | 26,437 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
Zamhouna (11) may also be a first name.
Zamhouna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zamhouna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zamhouna is most common in Cameroon. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zamhouna? popularity and diffusion
Zamhouna is the 2,047,559th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. Zamhouna is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zamhouna are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Zamhouna is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 11 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 276,921. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 65 percent live, North Region, where 33 percent live and Littoral Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Chad, where 11 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 Zamhouna
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