Aletanu Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Aletanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 78 | 1:266,270 | 25,687 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Aletanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aletanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aletanu is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aletanu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,121,169th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Aletanu are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Aletanu is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 266,270. In Cameroon Aletanu is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 87 percent live, Northwest Region, where 10 percent live and Centre Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aleteanu | 93 | 23 | / |
| Aletanou | 93 | 3 | / |
| Alehtanu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Aletanuh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Galeteanu | 88 | 412 | / |
| Aletanouh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Aletenu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Alatanu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Aletannouh | 82 | 1 | / |
| Alitanou | 80 | 105 | / |
| Aletenou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Alatanou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aliatanu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Allitanou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alitannou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alatenu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goleșteanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heleșteanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alitonou | 67 | 351 | / |
| Alytonou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alotounou | 63 | 6 | / |
| Allitonou | 63 | 3 | / |
| Helatanui | 63 | 1 | / |
| Olotenu | 57 | 68 | / |
| Olotenui | 53 | 328 | / |
| Olotenuy | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Aletanu
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