Chaitou Surname
Approximately 248 people bear this surname
Chaitou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 222 | 1:86,451 | 3,680 |
| Senegal | 11 | 1:1,325,395 | 3,666 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Chaitou (117) may also be a first name.
Chaitou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaitou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chaitou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻴﺘﻮ) is carried by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaitou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,020,242nd most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. Chaitou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chaitou are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Chaitou is also the 864,112th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 117 people.
Chaitou is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 222 people, or 1 in 86,451. In Niger it is most numerous in: Zinder Region, where 75 percent live, Maradi Region, where 16 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 8 percent live. Not including Niger it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Senegal, where 4 percent live and Greece, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chaitou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chaitou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻴﺘﻮ | shytw | - |
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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 Chaitou
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