Rahimatou Surname
Approximately 2,361 people bear this surname
Rahimatou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,353 | 1:8,827 | 1,151 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Rahimatou (3,003) may also be a first name.
Rahimatou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rahimatou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rahimatou occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rahimatou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rahimatou is the 180,498th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,086,635 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rahimatou live; 68 percent live in Central Africa and 62 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 132,074th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 3,003 people.
The surname Rahimatou is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2,353 people, or 1 in 8,827. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: West Region, where 41 percent are found, North Region, where 19 percent are found and Far North Region, where 11 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 0 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rahimatu | 94 | 137 | / |
| Rahimato | 94 | 3 | / |
| Rahimattu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rahematou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rahimoutou | 84 | 6 | / |
| Rahimeto | 82 | 1,932 | / |
| Rahemato | 82 | 36 | / |
| Rahimata | 82 | 18 | / |
| Rohimatu | 82 | 5 | / |
| Rahimetu | 82 | 4 | / |
| Rahematu | 82 | 2 | / |
| Rahimatha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Rahemeto | 71 | 1,610 | / |
| Rehimetu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rheumato | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rahimeta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rahematha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raemata | 63 | 1 | / |
| Rajiematta | 63 | 1 | / |
| Rahematajah | 60 | 1 | / |
| Rehemata | 59 | 1 | / |
| Raematta | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Rahimatou
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