Amsatou Surname

619,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Amsatou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amsatou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger4031:47,6232,414
Burkina Faso511:359,8455,851
Cameroon371:561,32643,620
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Amsatou (20,695) may also be a first name.

Amsatou Last Name Facts

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

Amsatou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺼﺘﻮ) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amsatou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 619,831st most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,692,633 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amsatou are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 36,878th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 20,695 people.

Amsatou is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 403 people, or 1 in 47,623. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 87 percent are found, Diffa Region, where 7 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 4 percent are found. Besides Niger this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 10 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamsatou93355/
Amssatou9322/
Amshatou932/
Amsatu92100/
Hamssatou8819/
Hamshatou882/
Hamsaitou882/
Hamsatu861,735/
Amshatu8635/
Ansatou869/
Amsatto864/
Amsiatu863/
Amzatou862/
Hamsato862/
Amsatuo861/
Hamssaatou821/
Hamzatou8026/
Anssatou807/
Hamshatu806/
Ansiatou803/
Hansatou803/
Amseitou801/
Amshaitu801/
Amsata7767/
Ansatu7742/
Amzatu778/
Amsotu771/
Hamchatou7512/
Hamdjatou755/
Hamsata71399/
Hansatu71296/
Hamzatu7126/
Amssata7122/
Ansasto711/
Anshatu711/
Amcattu711/
Hamsotu711/
Gansatu711/
Hamssata6731/
Hanssatu678/
Hansahtu675/
Ansiatuo671/
Anziatou671/
Honsatou671/
Ahansato671/

Amsatou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amsatou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺼﺘﻮamstw25
ﺁﻣﺼﺔamst25
ﺁﻣﺴﺘﻮamstw25
ﺁﻣﺴﺎﺗﻮamsatw25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amsatou
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