Aratou Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Aratou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Aratou (22) may also be a first name.
Aratou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aratou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aratou is most common in Cameroon. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Aratou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aratou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Aratou is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Aratou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Aratou live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Chadic Africa. Aratou is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name globally It is held by 22 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 33 percent reside, North Region, where 33 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 33 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 29 percent reside and Niger, where 29 percent reside.
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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 Aratou
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