Gatou Surname
Approximately 475 people bear this surname
Gatou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 442 | 1:25,067 | 3,741 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Gatou (27) may also be a first name.
Gatou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gatou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gatou is carried by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gatou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 640,141st most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,342,202 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Gatou are found; 93 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 27 people.
The surname Gatou is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is held by 442 people, or 1 in 25,067. In Greece it is mostly found in: Thessaly, where 33 percent reside, Attica, where 23 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 21 percent reside. Barring Greece Gatou is found in 12 countries. It is also found in France, where 2 percent reside and Niger, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Gatou
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