Yataou Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Yataou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yataou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1781:58,0657,178
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Niger31:6,397,33978,839

Yataou (34) may also be a first name.

Yataou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yataou Come From? nationality or country of origin

Yataou occurs most in Benin. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Yataou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yataou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yataou is the 1,231,034th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yataou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 34 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 58,065. In Benin Yataou is mostly found in: Borgou Department, where 62 percent reside, Atakora Department, where 32 percent reside and Donga Department, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Benin it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside and Niger, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yatahou927/
Yaataou921/
Yattaou921/
Yatao9142/
Yaoutaou861/
Jataou831,010/
Yatoua8383/
Yathao837/
Yatouo831/
Yatauo831/
Yattao831/
Jattaou7713/
Yatouji7710/
Yathoua773/
Jatahou773/
Yastoua771/
Jataouy771/
Yathoju771/
Jatao73230/
Yatoa7336/
Eatao733/
Yatatiyo718/
Yattouji711/
Yatehoua711/
Jattaaou711/
Giatao67104/
Yottao6731/
Jataoi6721/
Jaitao6712/
Jatoju6710/
Yodtao674/
Jataao674/
Jiatao673/
Jatoiu672/
Jatoua672/
Yattataju671/
Jataoy671/
Jatoau671/
Jattao671/
Jatauo671/
Yootao671/
Yostao671/
Jathao671/

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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 Yataou
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