Karatou Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Karatou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Karatou (11) may also be a first name.
Karatou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karatou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karatou is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karatou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karatou is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Karatou are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 11 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger Karatou is mostly found in: Diffa Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Niger this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 29 percent live.
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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 Karatou
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