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
Matanou is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matanou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matanou is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Matanou is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Matanou are found; 40 percent are found in Central Africa and 40 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Matanou is also the 3,941,740th most numerous given name internationally It is held by 9 people.
Matanou is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: West Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Cameroon Matanou is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent live and Niger, where 20 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 Matanou
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