Petchou Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Petchou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 109 | 1:190,542 | 19,833 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Petchou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petchou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Petchou is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petchou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,727,723rd most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Petchou live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 190,542. In Cameroon Petchou is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 53 percent live, Littoral Region, where 28 percent live and Southwest Region, where 12 percent live. Apart from Cameroon Petchou exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 2 percent live and France, where 1 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 Petchou
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