Matou Surname
Approximately 1,833 people bear this surname
Matou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 528 | 1:39,335 | 5,256 |
| France | 475 | 1:139,837 | 21,514 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Niger | 163 | 1:117,742 | 4,629 |
| Congo | 93 | 1:53,646 | 4,856 |
| Papua New Guinea | 88 | 1:92,656 | 12,367 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Greece | 63 | 1:175,870 | 28,388 |
| Ivory Coast | 61 | 1:378,217 | 13,194 |
| Mauritania | 27 | 1:151,662 | 8,378 |
| Benin | 26 | 1:397,523 | 29,143 |
| Burkina Faso | 10 | 1:1,835,210 | 14,348 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Matou (4,747) may also be a first name.
Matou Demographics
Average Matou Salary in
South Africa
R 55,008
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Matou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﺗﻮ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Matou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matou? popularity and diffusion
Matou is the 222,368th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,975,748 people. Matou occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Matou reside; 35 percent reside in Central Africa and 34 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Matou is also the 99,341st most commonly used first name globally, borne by 4,747 people.
It is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 528 people, or 1 in 39,335. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: West Region, where 47 percent live, Littoral Region, where 20 percent live and Centre Region, where 14 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname is found in 31 countries. It is also found in France, where 26 percent live and Morocco, where 9 percent live.
Matou Last Name Statistics demography
Matou earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.85% less than the national average, earning R 55,008 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺎﺗﻮ | amatw | 23.68 |
| ﻣﺎﺗﻮ | matw | 23.68 |
| ﻣﺘﻮ | mtw | 13.16 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﺕ | amat | 7.89 |
| ﺍﻣﺖ | amt | 7.89 |
| ﺃﻣﺘﻮ | amtw | 5.26 |
| ﺍﻣﺔ | amt | 5.26 |
| ﻣﺎﺕ | mat | 2.63 |
| ﺍﻣﺘﻮﺍ | amtwa | 2.63 |
| ﻣﺔ | mt | 2.63 |
| ﺍﻣﺘﻮ | amtw | 2.63 |
| ﻣﺎﻃﻮ | matw | 2.63 |
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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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- 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 Matou
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