Mainaou Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Mainaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 117 | 1:164,034 | 5,913 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
The alternate forms: Maïnaou (5) are calculated separately.
Mainaou (108) may also be a first name.
Mainaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mainaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mainaou occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Maïnaou. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mainaou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,674,734th most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mainaou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Mainaou is also the 904,892nd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 108 people.
Mainaou is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 164,034. In Niger it is most frequent in: Diffa Region, where 71 percent live and Zinder Region, where 29 percent live. Apart from Niger this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 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 Mainaou
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