Katorou Surname
Approximately 334 people bear this surname
Katorou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 304 | 1:33,999 | 4,426 |
| Niger | 29 | 1:661,794 | 16,082 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Katorou (85) may also be a first name.
Katorou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katorou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Katorou is found most frequently in Benin. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Katorou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 828,895th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 21,819,000 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katorou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Katorou is also the 1,039,322nd most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 85 people.
Katorou is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 304 people, or 1 in 33,999. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Alibori Department, where 35 percent reside, Borgou Department, where 32 percent reside and Atakora Department, where 30 percent reside. Excluding Benin Katorou occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 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 Katorou
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