Zobou Surname
Approximately 413 people bear this surname
Zobou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 325 | 1:63,905 | 8,125 |
| Ivory Coast | 74 | 1:311,773 | 11,581 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Zobou (50) may also be a first name.
Zobou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zobou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zobou is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zobou.
How Common Is The Last Name Zobou? popularity and diffusion
Zobou is the 709,895th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. Zobou is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Zobou are found; 79 percent are found in Central Africa and 79 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequently held forename globally It is held by 50 people.
The surname Zobou is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 325 people, or 1 in 63,905. In Cameroon Zobou is mostly found in: West Region, where 47 percent live, Littoral Region, where 26 percent live and Centre Region, where 25 percent live. Not including Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 18 percent live and Niger, where 3 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 Zobou
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