Peterou Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Peterou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 91 | 1:253,530 | 10,036 |
| Benin | 43 | 1:240,363 | 21,480 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Peterou (49) may also be a first name.
Peterou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peterou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Peterou occurs more in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Peterou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,537,949th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. Peterou is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Peterou reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used forename on earth. It is borne by 49 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 253,530. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily concentrated in: Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 69 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 21 percent are found and Comoé District, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The Ivory Coast this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 32 percent are found and Greece, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Peterou
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