Fataou Surname
Approximately 493 people bear this surname
Fataou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 243 | 1:42,533 | 5,451 |
| Niger | 241 | 1:79,635 | 3,468 |
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 1:3,058,683 | 18,466 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Fataou (10,221) may also be a first name.
Fataou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fataou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fataou occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fataou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 622,538th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 14,782,040 people. The last name Fataou is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fataou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fataou is also the 60,338th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 10,221 people.
Fataou is most common in Benin, where it is borne by 243 people, or 1 in 42,533. In Benin it is most frequent in: Alibori Department, where 25 percent are found, Donga Department, where 24 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Benin it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 49 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatahou | 92 | 24 | / |
| Fattaou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fatao | 91 | 14 | / |
| Faitao | 83 | 68 | / |
| Fatoju | 83 | 16 | / |
| Fataua | 83 | 14 | / |
| Fatoua | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fataho | 83 | 3 | / |
| Fatouo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fatauo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fatohou | 77 | 49 | / |
| Faitaua | 77 | 7 | / |
| Fattaho | 77 | 5 | / |
| Fatoayo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faatauu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faataua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fataohy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fatojou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fatouou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fatouya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fatoa | 73 | 66 | / |
| Vatao | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fathaahu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fatohoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fatooh | 67 | 1,022 | / |
| Fotouo | 67 | 273 | / |
| Faatoa | 67 | 83 | / |
| Fato'o | 67 | 7 | / |
| Faitoa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fatoha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fatoah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Feitao | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fotoua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fatooo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fatoae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fotoju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fotoiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faththahu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phatao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vatoau | 67 | 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 Fataou
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