Zantou Surname
Approximately 662 people bear this surname
Zantou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Benin | 118 | 1:87,590 | 10,243 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Zantou (18) may also be a first name.
Zantou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zantou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zantou is borne by more people in Togo than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zantou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 497,847th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,008,378 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zantou are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread forename on earth. It is borne by 18 people.
The last name Zantou is most commonly held in Togo, where it is held by 525 people, or 1 in 13,805. Outside of Togo Zantou exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 18 percent are found and Algeria, where 1 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 Zantou
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