Minatou Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Minatou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minatou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Minatou (1,986) may also be a first name.

Minatou Last Name Facts

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

Minatou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﺔ) is found most in Cameroon. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minatou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,185,033rd most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Minatou live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Chadic Africa. Minatou is also the 169,715th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 1,986 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 692,302. In Cameroon Minatou is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 47 percent live, North Region, where 43 percent live and Northwest Region, where 7 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Minatou exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 13 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mainatou9315/
Minattou931/
Minato9223,209/
Minatu9224/
Mainato861,455/
Minatto861,030/
Minotou8641/
Muinatu8639/
Mainatu8623/
Minatus8612/
Minauto867/
Minaatu864/
Minautu863/
Minatoi863/
Moinatu861/
Mingatu861/
Minatoya802,263/
Mingatto8089/
Mminatau8042/
Mainnatu802/
Menhatou801/
Menattou801/
Meingatu801/
Minata774,929/
Menato77558/
Minoto77254/
Menatu7712/
Minotu771/
Minotto711,662/
Minhoto71536/
Minatta71478/
Mineata71163/
Minatee71149/
Menatto71100/
Minaita7179/
Misnoto7174/
Meinata7129/
Mainata7129/
Minatey7115/
Minataj7110/
Mingoto719/
Menatos719/
Minatai718/
Muinotu718/
Mignoto717/
Mignata715/
Misnata715/
Menhatu714/
Mingotu714/
Minatat713/
Menatho712/
Mienata712/
Menhato712/
Menatoo711/
Minotue711/
Minottu711/
Minatha711/
Minaata711/
Mingata711/
Menatoi711/
Minotos711/
Minatas711/
Minatap711/
Moinata711/
Mengatto67271/
Mingotto67125/
Mignatta6796/
Meinatha6725/
Minhotto679/
Meinnata676/
Mignotto675/
Menatayo674/
Mmeunatu671/
Moinataj671/
Minatiya671/
Minatiea671/
Minataya671/
Mingatha671/

Minatou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minatou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻨﺔmnt78.95
ﺍﻣﻨﺔamnt10.53
ﺁﻣﻨﺔamnt5.26
ﻣﻴﻨﺔmynt5.26

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Minatou
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