Matarou Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Matarou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 16 | 1:1,199,501 | 25,520 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Matarou (51) may also be a first name.
Matarou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matarou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matarou is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matarou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matarou is the 4,427,875th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Matarou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matarou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Chadic Africa. Matarou is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent given name globally It is held by 51 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 1,199,501. In Niger Matarou is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Niger it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 15 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 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 Matarou
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