Amamatou Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Amamatou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 77 | 1:269,728 | 25,950 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Amamatou (3,191) may also be a first name.
Amamatou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amamatou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amamatou has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amamatou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,980,395th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Amamatou live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Amamatou is also the 127,163rd most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 3,191 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 269,728. In Cameroon Amamatou is most common in: Adamawa Region, where 79 percent are found, East Region, where 9 percent are found and North Region, where 4 percent are found. Besides Cameroon Amamatou exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 11 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamamatou | 94 | 127 | / |
| Ammamatou | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ahmamatou | 94 | 1 | / |
| Amamatu | 93 | 362 | / |
| Amamato | 93 | 117 | / |
| Hamamatu | 88 | 71 | / |
| Hamamato | 88 | 2 | / |
| Amamatos | 88 | 1 | / |
| Omamatou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Oumamatou | 82 | 349 | / |
| Hammamatu | 82 | 3 | / |
| Amamoto | 80 | 3,230 | / |
| Amamata | 80 | 82 | / |
| Houmamatou | 78 | 10 | / |
| Oumaimatou | 78 | 8 | / |
| Oummamatou | 78 | 2 | / |
| Hamamoto | 75 | 36,417 | / |
| Hamamata | 75 | 68 | / |
| Amamatha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amamatah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oumamatu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amaimoto | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ammamata | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoummamatou | 74 | 2 | / |
| Aamamatat | 71 | 130 | / |
| Hamamotto | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hamamatta | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hammamata | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amamgothu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamaamata | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamahmata | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amomotu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Amomata | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amamota | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oumeymatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Homamoto | 63 | 7 | / |
| Gomamoto | 63 | 2 | / |
| Oumamata | 63 | 2 | / |
| Hamamota | 63 | 1 | / |
| Omamota | 53 | 4 | / |
| Ammomoothoo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Omomoto | 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 Amamatou
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