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 surname Fataou is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fataou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 622,538th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 14,782,040 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fataou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fataou is also the 60,338th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 10,221 people.
This last name is most frequent 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 live, Donga Department, where 24 percent live and Borgou Department, where 21 percent live. Barring Benin Fataou exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 49 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent live.
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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