Atanhou Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Atanhou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Atanhou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atanhou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Atanhou is found most frequently in Benin. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Atanhou.
How Common Is The Last Name Atanhou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Atanhou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 939,600. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 73 percent are found, Collines Department, where 18 percent are found and Atlantique Department, where 9 percent are found. Barring Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 8 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 Atanhou
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