Galtou Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Galtou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 32 | 1:599,751 | 14,963 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Galtou (46) may also be a first name.
Galtou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galtou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Galtou has its highest incidence in Niger. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galtou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,432,070th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Galtou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 46 people.
The surname Galtou is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 599,751. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 91 percent live, Agadez Region, where 3 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 3 percent live. Beside Niger it is found in one country. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 3 percent live.
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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 Galtou
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