Metchou Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Metchou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Metchou (7) may also be a first name.
Metchou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metchou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Metchou is found most in Benin. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Metchou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Metchou is the 8,193,072nd most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Metchou reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Metchou is also the 4,548,448th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 7 people.
It is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin it is most common in: Kouffo Department, where 67 percent live and Atakora Department, where 33 percent live. Barring Benin this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 40 percent live.
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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 Metchou
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