Atorou Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Atorou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Atorou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atorou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Atorou is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Atorou? popularity and diffusion
Atorou is the 3,432,070th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Atorou reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 36 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,599,335. In Niger Atorou is most prevalent in: Tillabéri Region, where 83 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 8 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Niger Atorou exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found and Benin, where 24 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 Atorou
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