Fatou Forename
Approximately 693,125 people bear this name
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Fatou is a highly common feminine given name in West Africa, particularly in Senegal, The Gambia, and the Ivory Coast. It is the Wolof and Western African contraction of the Arabic name Fatimah. The name holds significant religious importance as it refers to Fatimah bint Muhammad, the youngest daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 100% | 540,314 | 1:27 | 1 |
| Gambia | - | 46,135 | 1:42 | 6 |
| Mali | 99% | 27,724 | 1:612 | 111 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 25,706 | 1:898 | 102 |
| Guinea | 100% | 15,824 | 1:749 | 107 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 8,096 | 1:506 | 80 |
| Niger | 90% | 6,096 | 1:3,147 | 424 |
| France | 100% | 4,587 | 1:14,491 | 781 |
| Burkina Faso | 99% | 3,810 | 1:4,824 | 626 |
| DR Congo | 96% | 3,396 | 1:21,740 | 1,766 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 2,615 | 1:8,264 | 1,074 |
| Congo | 95% | 1,431 | 1:3,500 | 564 |
| United States | 93% | 1,219 | 1:297,405 | 9,316 |
| Spain | 100% | 1,169 | 1:39,803 | 1,760 |
| Gabon | 100% | 1,042 | 1:1,807 | 421 |
| Morocco | 100% | 901 | 1:38,123 | 1,790 |
| Ghana | - | 618 | 1:43,667 | 2,441 |
| England | 97% | 551 | 1:100,913 | 3,843 |
| Togo | - | 330 | 1:21,937 | 3,753 |
| Sweden | 100% | 293 | 1:33,645 | 2,017 |
| Djibouti | - | 174 | 1:5,262 | 543 |
| Canada | 100% | 162 | 1:204,527 | 7,748 |
| Belgium | 100% | 152 | 1:75,592 | 3,015 |
| Benin | 100% | 101 | 1:104,711 | 6,375 |
| Italy | 98% | 83 | 1:735,688 | 6,970 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 64 | 1:264,095 | 8,747 |
| Germany | 100% | 61 | 1:1,584,883 | 10,184 |
| Norway | 100% | 47 | 1:109,198 | 3,431 |
| Indonesia | - | 39 | 1:6,614,453 | 240,473 |
| Kuwait | - | 38 | 1:99,612 | 6,886 |
| Brazil | - | 30 | 1:7,141,205 | 98,999 |
| Liberia | 100% | 29 | 1:152,140 | 5,855 |
| Ireland | - | 19 | 1:244,396 | 4,129 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 18 | 1:456,305 | 7,530 |
| Algeria | - | 17 | 1:2,245,689 | 7,003 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Denmark | - | 12 | 1:470,792 | 7,517 |
| Thailand | 100% | 12 | 1:5,838,818 | 101,178 |
| Finland | 100% | 10 | 1:548,318 | 6,147 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 9 | 1:787,629 | 675 |
| Scotland | 100% | 9 | 1:594,485 | 7,010 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 9 | 1:3,423,618 | 14,711 |
| Rwanda | - | 9 | 1:1,263,493 | 1,939 |
| Sudan | - | 9 | 1:4,200,775 | 4,893 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Comoros | - | 9 | 1:84,593 | 329 |
| Kenya | - | 9 | 1:5,145,234 | 27,509 |
| South Africa | 100% | 7 | 1:7,790,378 | 138,656 |
| Tunisia | - | 7 | 1:96,700 | 5,802 |
| Nigeria | 84% | 6 | 1:29,594,060 | 217,150 |
| Taiwan | - | 5 | 1:4,753,936 | 76,486 |
| Tanzania | - | 5 | 1:10,557,664 | 41,958 |
| Ethiopia | - | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| Somalia | - | 4 | 1:3,381,467 | 5,208 |
| Egypt | - | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Central African Republic | - | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 698 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| China | - | 4 | 1:341,513,946 | 78,144 |
| Chad | 100% | 4 | 1:3,399,600 | 8,891 |
| Wales | - | 4 | 1:773,577 | 8,486 |
| Israel | - | 3 | 1:2,800,973 | 24,529 |
| Monaco | - | 3 | 1:12,822 | 1,634 |
| Belarus | - | 3 | 1:3,160,795 | 12,102 |
| Lithuania | - | 3 | 1:983,961 | 3,563 |
| India | 50% | 3 | 1:404,959,324 | 3,244,417 |
| Oman | 100% | 2 | 1:2,054,334 | 8,531 |
| Lebanon | - | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 2 | 1:15,224,970 | 260,513 |
| Uganda | - | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Luxembourg | - | 2 | 1:282,024 | 3,520 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Australia | - | 1 | 1:13,657,622 | 55,904 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Cape Verde | - | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
The alternate forms: Fatoù (1) are calculated separately.
Fatou (4,322) may also be a surname.
Fatou Forename Meaning
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Fatou is a highly common feminine given name in West Africa, particularly in Senegal, The Gambia, and the Ivory Coast. It is the Wolof and Western African contraction of the Arabic name Fatimah. The name holds significant religious importance as it refers to Fatimah bint Muhammad, the youngest daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
The etymology of the root Fatimah comes from the Arabic verb fatama, meaning 'to abstain' or 'to wean.' Therefore, the name is interpreted to mean 'one who weans' or 'one who abstains.' It is frequently paired with other names, such as Fatou-Bintou.
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