Maitchou Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Maitchou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
The alternate forms: Maïtchou (1) are calculated separately.
Maitchou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maitchou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maitchou is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Maïtchou. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maitchou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,057,639th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maitchou live; 73 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.
Maitchou is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 85 percent reside, Centre Region, where 8 percent reside and North Region, where 8 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 7 percent reside and Niger, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Maitchou
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