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
Fataou occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fataou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fataou is the 622,538th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 14,782,040 people. The last name Fataou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fataou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 60,338th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 10,221 people.
The surname Fataou is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is held by 243 people, or 1 in 42,533. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Alibori Department, where 25 percent are found, Donga Department, where 24 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 21 percent are found. Besides Benin Fataou exists 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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