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
The surname Hamtou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﺎﻣﺘﻮ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hamtou.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamtou? popularity and diffusion
Hamtou is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Hamtou reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most common in Mauritania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania Hamtou is primarily found in: Brakna Region, where 50 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 25 percent are found and Tiris Zemmour Region, where 25 percent are found. Not including Mauritania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent are found and Belgium, where 14 percent are found.
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
- 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 Hamtou
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