Matanou Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Matanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Matanou (9) may also be a first name.
Matanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matanou is found most in Cameroon. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matanou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Matanou live; 40 percent live in Central Africa and 40 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Matanou is also the 3,941,740th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 9 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Matanou is mostly found in: West Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent reside and Niger, where 20 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 Matanou
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