Namatou Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Namatou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namatou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Namatou (90) may also be a first name.

Namatou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Namatou is most common in Niger. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Namatou? popularity and diffusion

Namatou is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. Namatou is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namatou are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 90 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 1,010,106. In Niger Namatou is most prevalent in: Dosso Region, where 53 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 21 percent live and Agadez Region, where 11 percent live. Aside from Niger Namatou occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 16 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 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 Namatou
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