Lamatou Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Lamatou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lamatou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Niger21:9,596,00886,358

Lamatou (20,283) may also be a first name.

Lamatou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lamatou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Lamatou occurs most in Togo. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamatou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lamatou is the 684,148th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 16,791,580 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lamatou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 37,408th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 20,283 people.

The surname Lamatou is most commonly occurring in Togo, where it is carried by 420 people, or 1 in 17,257. Beside Togo this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laimatou932/
Lammatou931/
Lamato921,300/
Lamatu92158/
Lamatoa8674/
Lhamatu8654/
Lamatto8616/
Lamatau8610/
Lammato8610/
Laumato866/
Lamatus862/
Lomatou861/
Laamatu861/
Laimato861/
Lamadto861/
Lamasto860/
Lamastus80471/
Lamoutou808/
Lahamatu806/
Lamatojo805/
Lammatau801/
Lamata773,443/
Lamotu77182/
Lamoto7734/
Lomato7729/
Lomatu771/
Lamathayu751/
Lahammatu751/
Lamasteus750/
Lammata71384/
Lamaita71310/
Lomasto71252/
Lamatta71166/
Lamatha7174/
Lamatad7127/
Lamotto7115/
Lamotos7114/
Laumotu7112/
Laimata719/
Liamata717/
Laumoto716/
Lamatey715/
Lamouta714/
Lamatie713/
Lomatos713/
Lamauta712/
Lamatas712/
Llamata711/
Lamgata711/
Laumata711/
Hlamata711/
Lomauto711/
Lamotat711/
Lomeato711/
Leumato711/
Lammatha6764/
Hlamasta6742/
Lamataya6717/
Lamoitau6711/
Lomaisto676/
Laaimata676/
Lamathap674/
Lahamata672/
Lomatayo672/
Lamhatat671/
Lamgataa671/
Hlamgoto671/
Lamaitta671/
Lamahtha671/
Lammotto670/

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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 Lamatou
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