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
The last name Atanhou is more frequently found in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atanhou? popularity and diffusion
Atanhou is the 5,587,209th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Atanhou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 939,600. In Benin it is mostly found in: Zou Department, where 73 percent live, Collines Department, where 18 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 9 percent live. Aside from Benin Atanhou is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 8 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 Atanhou
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