Hamtou Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Hamtou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Hamtou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamtou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamtou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﺎﻣﺘﻮ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Hamtou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamtou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Hamtou reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania Hamtou is mostly concentrated in: Brakna Region, where 50 percent live, Assaba Region, where 25 percent live and Tiris Zemmour Region, where 25 percent live. Not including Mauritania Hamtou exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent live and Belgium, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamtou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamtou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﺎﻣﺘﻮ | hamtw | 50 |
| ﺣﺎﻣﺖ | hamt | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Hamtou
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