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 last name Karatou occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karatou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karatou is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Karatou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Karatou reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 11 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger Karatou is most numerous in: Diffa Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Niger it is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 29 percent reside.
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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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