Chetou Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Chetou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 40 | 1:479,800 | 12,724 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Chetou (7,179) may also be a first name.
Chetou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chetou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chetou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﺘﻮ) is found most in Niger. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chetou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chetou is the 2,106,139th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Chetou are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Chetou is also the 76,352nd most common first name worldwide, held by 7,179 people.
It is most common in Niger, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 479,800. In Niger it is mostly found in: Tahoua Region, where 35 percent reside, Diffa Region, where 25 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 23 percent reside. Not including Niger this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 19 percent reside and France, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chetou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chetou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﺘﻮ | shtw | 73.33 |
| ﺷﺔ | sht | 20 |
| ﺷﺖ | sht | 6.67 |
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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 Chetou
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