Yamatou Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Yamatou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Yamatou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamatou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yamatou is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Yamatou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamatou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Yamatou occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Yamatou reside; 87 percent reside in Central Africa and 87 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon Yamatou is most common in: West Region, where 77 percent are found, Centre Region, where 8 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 8 percent are found. Beside Cameroon Yamatou is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent are found and Niger, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamatoud | 93 | 1 | / |
| Yamato | 92 | 26,532 | / |
| Yamatu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Yamatoi | 86 | 23 | / |
| Yamaato | 86 | 17 | / |
| Yamatto | 86 | 8 | / |
| Yamatau | 86 | 5 | / |
| Iamatou | 86 | 4 | / |
| Yameatu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Jamatou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yamhatu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yamatho | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yamatoya | 80 | 329 | / |
| Yahamatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yamatoyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yamatuji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yamahato | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yamoto | 77 | 2,750 | / |
| Yamata | 77 | 94 | / |
| Iamato | 77 | 21 | / |
| Jamato | 77 | 18 | / |
| Jamatu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Yameto | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yamotu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eamato | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamasta | 71 | 34 | / |
| Yamatay | 71 | 31 | / |
| Yamatai | 71 | 27 | / |
| Yamaita | 71 | 18 | / |
| Hiamatu | 71 | 15 | / |
| Jamatto | 71 | 12 | / |
| Yammata | 71 | 7 | / |
| Jamatut | 71 | 5 | / |
| Jamatod | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yamgata | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yamotot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamaatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaumato | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yamouta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yamatta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yaamata | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yamaata | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamaitu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yoamoto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yamahata | 67 | 4,225 | / |
| Ejiamatu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jamaitus | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yahamata | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yommatud | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yamhatta | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yiamaita | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yamatiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yamaatae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamataji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joumatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamatuyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iheamatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yatmatta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yasmatah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamatuia | 67 | 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
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- 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 Yamatou
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