Katoune Surname
Approximately 732 people bear this surname
Katoune Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 559 | 1:34,333 | 1,900 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Katouné (1) are calculated separately.
Katoune (56) may also be a first name.
Katoune Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katoune Come From? nationality or country of origin
Katoune is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Katouné. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Katoune? popularity and diffusion
The surname Katoune is the 461,133rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,955,664 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katoune are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most common first name worldwide, held by 56 people.
Katoune is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 559 people, or 1 in 34,333. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 80 percent live, Dosso Region, where 10 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 8 percent live. Outside of Niger this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 23 percent live and Algeria, 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 Katoune
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