Matchou Surname
Approximately 6,894 people bear this surname
Matchou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 6,842 | 1:1,511 | 194 |
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Matchou (3,029) may also be a first name.
Matchou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matchou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matchou is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Matchou.
How Common Is The Last Name Matchou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 71,615th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,057,085 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matchou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 131,329th most commonly held given name globally, borne by 3,029 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 6,842 people, or 1 in 1,511. In Benin Matchou is most numerous in: Borgou Department, where 74 percent reside, Alibori Department, where 17 percent reside and Atakora Department, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Benin it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Niger, where 0 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 Matchou
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