Atanou Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Atanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Atanou (240) may also be a first name.
Atanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Atanou occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Atanou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Atanou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Atanou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 577,234th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 240 people.
The last name Atanou is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger Atanou is mostly found in: Agadez Region, where 50 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 50 percent reside. Other than Niger this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 25 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Atanou
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