Sarakatou Surname
Approximately 523 people bear this surname
Sarakatou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 516 | 1:37,194 | 2,035 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
Sarakatou (259) may also be a first name.
Sarakatou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarakatou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sarakatou occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarakatou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 595,654th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 13,934,122 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sarakatou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Sarakatou is also the 553,262nd most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 259 people.
Sarakatou is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 516 people, or 1 in 37,194. In Niger Sarakatou is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 94 percent reside, Niamey Capital District, where 5 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Niger it occurs in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarakatu | 94 | 89 | / |
| Sarakato | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sorakatou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sharakatu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sourakatou | 84 | 276 | / |
| Sorakatu | 82 | 3 | / |
| Sarakata | 82 | 2 | / |
| Zarakatu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Saraqatu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sarakatai | 78 | 5 | / |
| Sarakatae | 78 | 4 | / |
| Sarakatta | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sharakata | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sarakatas | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sarakatiya | 74 | 8 | / |
| Sarakataya | 74 | 2 | / |
| Souracatou | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sarakota | 71 | 13 | / |
| Sarakathaah | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chourakatou | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sourakhata | 63 | 1 | / |
| Saroikhatta | 60 | 4 | / |
| Sorokata | 59 | 44 | / |
| Zarokata | 59 | 1 | / |
| Zarakota | 59 | 1 | / |
| Characoto | 56 | 180 | / |
| Sorokatei | 56 | 8 | / |
| Sorokataya | 53 | 47 | / |
| Szorokatij | 53 | 1 | / |
| Souroukata | 53 | 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 Sarakatou
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis