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
Zapou is most common in Cameroon. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zapou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zapou is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zapou reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Zapou is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name globally, borne by 12 people.
The surname Zapou is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon Zapou is most prevalent in: West Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Cameroon it exists in one country. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, 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 Zapou
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