Zapou Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Zapou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Zapou (12) may also be a first name.
Zapou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zapou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zapou is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zapou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zapou reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent given name globally It is held by 12 people.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon Zapou is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Zapou
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