Absatou Surname

432,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 796 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Absatou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Absatou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger4951:38,7722,099
Burkina Faso1841:99,7403,136
Cameroon1161:179,04418,906
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Absatou (24,908) may also be a first name.

Absatou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Absatou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﺒﺼﺔ) is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Absatou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Absatou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 432,326th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 9,155,208 people. Absatou is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Absatou are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Absatou is also the 32,094th most numerous first name in the world, held by 24,908 people.

The surname is most common in Niger, where it is held by 495 people, or 1 in 38,772. In Niger Absatou is most frequent in: Zinder Region, where 97 percent reside, Diffa Region, where 1 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 1 percent reside. Besides Niger it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 23 percent reside and Cameroon, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Absatou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Absatou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺣﺒﺼﺔhbst77.78
ﺣﺒﺼﺘﻮhbstw11.11
ﺁﺑﺼﺔabst11.11

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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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  • 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 Absatou
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