Matchiou Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Matchiou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Matchiou Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Matchiou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Matchiou Come From? nationality or country of origin

Matchiou has its highest incidence in Benin. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matchiou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matchiou reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Matchiou is most prevalent in Benin, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,722,600. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Borgou Department, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Benin it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 22 percent are found and Niger, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maitchiaou898/
Matchieu8831/
Matchoju889/
Matchoyou821/
Matchyu801/
Mathieau752/
Motchieu751/
Matjiu71856/
Matheau67141/
Mattheau633/
Matgeu571/
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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 Matchiou
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