Nematou Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nematou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nematou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Nematou (1,971) may also be a first name.

Nematou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nematou occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nematou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nematou is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Nematou reside; 40 percent reside in Central Africa and 20 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 170,539th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 1,971 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Nematou is most frequent in: Adamawa Region, where 50 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 40 percent live and Iran, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neymatou931/
Nehmatou931/
Nemato9228/
Nimatou862/
Ngematu861/
Neimatu861/
Niematu861/
Nemateu861/
Naimatou8042/
Nematowe8018/
Naymatou801/
Nemoto774,709/
Nimatu771,181/
Nemata7737/
Naimmatou752/
Ngnematop751/
Nimatuj712,416/
Nematei71198/
Ngemoto7155/
Nemotto7149/
Naimatu7144/
Nnemotu7142/
Niemoto7112/
Nimatus719/
Nematta716/
Nemasta716/
Nihmatu715/
Nesmotu713/
Nimatoj712/
Nemaita712/
Nematat711/
Neymata711/
Neimoto711/
Nimmato711/
Nimmatu711/
Noimatu711/
Neimata711/
Nematee711/
Nemataj711/
Nematahe6718/
Nematyeh6718/
Nemateyi675/
Nimmatot671/
Ngemotoh671/
Naaimatu671/
Nimmattu671/

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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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  • 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 Nematou
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