Zevou Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Zevou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zevou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zevou (6) may also be a first name.

Zevou Last Name Facts

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

Zevou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﺍﻓﻮ) occurs most in Benin. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zevou.

How Common Is The Last Name Zevou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zevou is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Zevou occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Zevou live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Zevou is also the 4,967,096th most common first name globally It is held by 6 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau Department, where 100 percent reside. Not including Benin it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and Mauritania, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tzevou911/
Zevo8943/
Zevu892/
Zebou80327/
Sevou80166/
Zewou8046/
Zevos8013/
Szevo8010/
Dzevo804/
Zevão801/
Zeveu801/
Zivou801/
Djevou73146/
Zeboue7395/
Zeubou7344/
Zeibou7319/
Jevoux7315/
Zaivou7310/
Dzhevo7310/
Dzivou738/
Zhevhu737/
Zeïbou736/
Zempou735/
Sevous735/
Zebouh734/
Zebout733/
Zebouj732/
Zeybou732/
Zeboud732/
Seuvou732/
Chevou731/
Seyvou731/
Zeebou731/
Zibeou731/
Ziebou731/
Jevous731/
Dzevhu731/
Cevous731/
Zebo671,919/
Zewu671,666/
Zebu671,526/
Sevo671,507/
Jevu671,230/
Ševo671,223/
Zivo67402/
Sevu67209/
Zeva67152/
Zebeyou6791/
Gevu6783/
Cevo6766/
Gevo6763/
Zewo6754/
Zivu6746/
Chevous6730/
Zheyvot6719/
Zibeyou6718/
Zieuhou6713/
Jevo6712/
Djevous677/
Zheivot674/
Zheyvod674/
Zeivots674/
Jeavous673/
Xevu673/
Cevu673/
Zebouee673/
Zebaiou672/
Szeybou672/
Zebouet672/
Zyvu671/
Chevoux671/
Zseybou671/
Zehouha671/
Tzewoue671/
Zeboudh671/
Zevoyes670/

Zevou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zevou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺯﺍﻓﻮzafw-

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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
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  • 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 Zevou
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