Astou Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Astou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Astou (94,646) may also be a first name.
Astou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Astou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Astou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺳﺘﻮ) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Astou? popularity and diffusion
Astou is the 1,333,288th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname Astou is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Astou reside; 81 percent reside in North Africa and 81 percent reside in Mahgreb. Astou is also the 10,699th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 94,646 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Outside of Morocco Astou occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 8 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Astou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Astou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﺳﺘﻮ | astw | 58.72 |
| ﺍﺳﺘﻮ | astw | 18.02 |
| ﺁﺳﺖ | ast | 6.98 |
| ﺃﺳﺘﻮ | astw | 4.65 |
| ﺍﺻﺘﻮ | astw | 2.33 |
| ﺁﺻﺘﻮ | astw | 0.58 |
| ﺃﺳﺘﻪ | asth | 0.58 |
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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 Astou
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