Atabou Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Atabou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 29 | 1:356,400 | 27,355 |
| Niger | 25 | 1:767,681 | 17,983 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Atabou (306) may also be a first name.
Atabou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atabou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Atabou occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Atabou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,483,783rd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Atabou are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 503,193rd most frequently used given name on earth, held by 306 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 356,400. In Benin it is most frequent in: Donga Department, where 62 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 24 percent are found and Zou Department, where 10 percent are found. Not including Benin Atabou exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 42 percent are found and Morocco, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Atabou
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