Mataou Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Mataou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Mataou (23) may also be a first name.
Mataou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mataou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mataou (Bengali: মাতাউ, Hindi: मतऊ) is most common in Niger. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mataou? popularity and diffusion
Mataou is the 5,812,366th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mataou live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Chadic Africa. Mataou is also the 2,239,265th most common first name on earth It is held by 23 people.
It is most common in Niger, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,132,446. In Niger Mataou is most common in: Maradi Region, where 67 percent are found, Diffa Region, where 11 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 11 percent are found. Not including Niger this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 9 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mataou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mataou in the Bengali language | ||
| মাতাউ | mata'u | - |
| Mataou in the Hindi language | ||
| मतऊ | mata'u | - |
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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
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- 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 Mataou
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