Famatu Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Famatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
Famatu (37) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faimatu | 92 | 12 | / |
| Fatmatu | 92 | 12 | / |
| Famatou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Faumatu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fatmatuz | 86 | 17 | / |
| Faamatau | 86 | 16 | / |
| Faimatou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Fa'amatu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fasmatou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fatmatou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Faematou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fauhmatu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Faitmatu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Famotu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vamatu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Faitmatou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faimetu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Phamatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fameitau | 71 | 9 | / |
| Famoetau | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vaimatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fometu | 67 | 282 | / |
| Faimoutou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fometeu | 62 | 65 | / |
| Fometheu | 57 | 10 | / |
| Feumeteu | 57 | 9 | / |
| Foumeteu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Foimetou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Phommatus | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Famatu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis