Atahou Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Atahou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 75 | 1:137,808 | 14,664 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
Atahou (10) may also be a first name.
Atahou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atahou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Atahou is found most in Benin. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Atahou.
How Common Is The Last Name Atahou? popularity and diffusion
Atahou is the 2,136,387th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Atahou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Atahou is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 137,808. In Benin Atahou is most common in: Zou Department, where 91 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 3 percent live and Atakora Department, where 1 percent live. Outside of Benin this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 4 percent live.
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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 Atahou
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