Sounatou Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Sounatou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Sounatou (84) may also be a first name.
Sounatou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sounatou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sounatou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﻧﺎﺗﻮ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sounatou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sounatou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sounatou live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Sounatou is also the 1,046,220th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 84 people.
The surname Sounatou is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Sounatou is mostly found in: Adamawa Region, where 50 percent live and North Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Mauritania, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sounatou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sounatou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻮﻧﺎﺗﻮ | swnatw | 66.67 |
| ﺻﻮﻧﺔ | swnt | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Sounatou
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