Limatou Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Limatou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limatou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Limatou (318) may also be a first name.

Limatou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Limatou occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limatou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Limatou is the 4,908,606th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Limatou are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 492,367th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 318 people.

Limatou is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,476,309. In Niger Limatou is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 92 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 8 percent live. Beside Niger this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 6 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laimatou932/
Hlimatou931/
Limato92553/
Limatu9258/
Limatuj86726/
Limatoi8621/
Limathu867/
Limatau865/
Limotou861/
Limatuy861/
Laimato861/
Limatão861/
Limatus861/
Limahatu8014/
Limatauh801/
Limatuit801/
Limata77344/
Limoto77280/
Limotu7748/
Lemato7742/
Limatú772/
Leimathoi754/
Luismatus751/
Lemotou71184/
Limatad71162/
Limotoi7134/
Lemautu7126/
Limaita7124/
Laimata719/
Limotos718/
Limoteu717/
Limatha714/
Limatta714/
Limmata714/
Limotoy711/
Lematui711/
Leimata711/
Leumato711/
Limatea711/
Liomata711/
Lemateu711/
Limayta711/
Luimata711/
Lemaitu710/
Lemastus6729/
Limateya6721/
Lemoutou6713/
Lismaita679/
Limateia678/
Laaimata676/
Lemaitoi671/
Lemautuu671/
Litmatta671/
Limattie671/

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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 Limatou
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis