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 occurs more in Chad more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ratou.
How Common Is The Last Name Ratou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 281,430th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,315,497 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ratou live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 345,974th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 585 people.
Ratou is most frequently used in Chad, where it is borne by 1,348 people, or 1 in 10,083. Aside from Chad this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 0 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 Ratou
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