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
The last name Ratou is found in Chad more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ratou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ratou is the 281,430th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,315,497 people. The surname Ratou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ratou reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 345,974th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 585 people.
This surname is most common in Chad, where it is carried by 1,348 people, or 1 in 10,083. Barring Chad this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common 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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