Kamtou Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kamtou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Kamtou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamtou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kamtou is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamtou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamtou reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 25 percent are found, Centre Region, where 25 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 25 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 33 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 Kamtou
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