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 is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limatou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Limatou are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Limatou is also the 492,367th most numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 318 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,476,309. In Niger Limatou is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 92 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Niger this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 6 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.

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