Ataou Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Ataou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 76 | 1:252,527 | 7,993 |
| Benin | 30 | 1:344,520 | 26,827 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Ataou (62) may also be a first name.
Ataou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ataou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ataou occurs most in Niger. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ataou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,544,715th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Ataou are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 62 people.
Ataou is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 252,527. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 57 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 33 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 5 percent are found. Besides Niger it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 22 percent are found and England, 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 Ataou
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