Atchanou Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Atchanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Atchanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atchanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Atchanou occurs most in Benin. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atchanou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Atchanou is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Atchanou live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Atchanou is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,033,560. In Benin Atchanou is most common in: Mono Department, where 50 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 30 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Benin this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 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
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- 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 Atchanou
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