Matamou Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Matamou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 29 | 1:356,400 | 27,355 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Matamou (24) may also be a first name.
Matamou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matamou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matamou is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Matamou.
How Common Is The Last Name Matamou? popularity and diffusion
Matamou is the 2,979,664th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Matamou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matamou are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 24 people.
The surname Matamou is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 356,400. In Benin it is most numerous in: Atakora Department, where 100 percent live. Excluding Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 30 percent live and The Congo, where 2 percent live.
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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 Matamou
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