Fariatu Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Fariatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Fariatu (335) may also be a first name.
Fariatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fariatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fariatu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fariatu? popularity and diffusion
Fariatu is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fariatu reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fariatu is also the 478,225th most numerous first name globally It is held by 335 people.
The surname Fariatu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ogun, where 60 percent are found, Gombe, where 20 percent are found and Kebbi, where 20 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 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 Fariatu
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