Oratou Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Oratou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
Oratou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oratou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oratou is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oratou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Oratou are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon Oratou is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 86 percent reside, East Region, where 7 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 7 percent reside. Beside Cameroon Oratou occurs in one country. It is also found in Cyprus, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Oratou
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