Amitou Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Amitou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Amitou (46) may also be a first name.
Amitou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amitou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amitou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻣﻨﺔ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amitou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amitou reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amitou is also the 1,484,914th most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 46 people.
Amitou is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Amitou is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 20 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amitou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amitou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﻣﻨﺔ | amnt | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Amitou
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis