Gatcheu Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Gatcheu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 42 | 1:494,502 | 40,134 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Gatcheu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gatcheu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gatcheu is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gatcheu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,979,664th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gatcheu live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Gatcheu is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 494,502. In Cameroon Gatcheu is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 60 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 36 percent are found and West Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Gatcheu
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