Hamzatou Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Hamzatou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 24 | 1:799,667 | 18,510 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Hamzatou (579) may also be a first name.
Hamzatou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamzatou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamzatou is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Hamzatou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamzatou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hamzatou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Chadic Africa. Hamzatou is also the 348,009th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 579 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Niger, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 799,667. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 67 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 25 percent live and Maradi Region, where 4 percent live. Not including Niger this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khamzatou | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hamzatu | 93 | 26 | / |
| Amzatou | 93 | 2 | / |
| Hamsatou | 88 | 355 | / |
| Amzatu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Hamssatou | 82 | 19 | / |
| Hamchatou | 82 | 12 | / |
| Hamdjatou | 82 | 5 | / |
| Hamshatou | 82 | 2 | / |
| Hamsaitou | 82 | 2 | / |
| Hamsatu | 80 | 1,735 | / |
| Hamzata | 80 | 788 | / |
| Amsatou | 80 | 496 | / |
| Hamsato | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hanzatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hamssaatou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Amssatou | 75 | 22 | / |
| Hamshatu | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hansatou | 75 | 3 | / |
| Amshatou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khamzata | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hamzatta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Anziatou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amsatu | 71 | 100 | / |
| Amzata | 71 | 6 | / |
| Hanchatou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hamzatash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamsata | 67 | 399 | / |
| Hansatu | 67 | 296 | / |
| Ansatou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Amsatto | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amsiatu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amzhata | 67 | 3 | / |
| Anzauto | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amcattu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amsatuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanzata | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamsotu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Hamzatou
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