Ratou Surname
Approximately 1,371 people bear this surname
Ratou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 1,348 | 1:10,083 | 1,325 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ratou (585) may also be a first name.
Ratou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ratou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ratou is found in Chad more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ratou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ratou is the 281,430th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,315,497 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ratou are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Ratou is also the 345,974th most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 585 people.
It is most frequently held in Chad, where it is held by 1,348 people, or 1 in 10,083. Without taking into account Chad Ratou occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 0 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 Ratou
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