Maretou Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Maretou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Maretou (645) may also be a first name.
Maretou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maretou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maretou occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maretou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Maretou is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Maretou live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 327,343rd most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 645 people.
The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 33 percent reside and Niger, where 33 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 Maretou
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