Matiou Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Matiou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 47 | 1:219,906 | 20,230 |
| Greece | 17 | 1:651,752 | 73,285 |
| Niger | 16 | 1:1,199,501 | 25,520 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
Matiou (107) may also be a first name.
Matiou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matiou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matiou is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matiou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,967,751st most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname Matiou is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Matiou reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 910,230th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 107 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 219,906. In Benin it is primarily found in: Atakora Department, where 87 percent reside, Borgou Department, where 6 percent reside and Alibori Department, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Benin Matiou is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 19 percent reside and Niger, where 18 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 Matiou
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