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
The surname Katorou is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Katorou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Katorou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 828,895th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 21,819,000 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katorou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Katorou is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 85 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 33,999. In Benin it is primarily found in: Alibori Department, where 35 percent live, Borgou Department, where 32 percent live and Atakora Department, where 30 percent live. Excluding Benin Katorou exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 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 Katorou
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