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/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matamou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matamou is the 2,979,664th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Matamou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matamou live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Matamou is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 24 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 356,400. In Benin it is primarily found in: Atakora Department, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Benin Matamou exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 30 percent are found and The Congo, where 2 percent are found.
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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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