Fatahou Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Comoros

Fatahou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fatahou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Comoros11:749,524685
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Fatahou (312) may also be a first name.

Fatahou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fatahou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Fatahou is found most in Niger. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fatahou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Fatahou is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Fatahou live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 58 percent live in Chadic Africa. Fatahou is also the 497,456th most frequent given name on earth It is held by 312 people.

Fatahou is most frequent in Niger, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,476,309. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Dosso Region, where 54 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 15 percent live and Zinder Region, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Niger it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 29 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fataou92493/
Fataho923/
Fatohou8649/
Fattaho865/
Fattaou861/
Fatao8314/
Fathaahu801/
Fatohoue801/
Faitao7768/
Fatoju7716/
Fataua7714/
Fatoah776/
Fatoua774/
Fetaho773/
Fatouo772/
Fatehu772/
Fatauo771/
Faththahu751/
Fatahei7126/
Vathoju7110/
Faitaua717/
Fatuoah714/
Fehtahu712/
Fatoayo711/
Faatauu711/
Fetahui711/
Fataohy711/
Fatouya711/
Fatouou711/
Fatojou711/
Faataua711/
Fetaheu711/
Fatoa6766/
Vatao672/
Fatahiye671/
Fetao671/
Fatahiya671/
Fatahieh671/

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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 Fatahou
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