Cognomen فاتو (Fatou 
, Fatu 
, فاتو 
) , worldwide, is a common surname. The last name فاتو is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Senegal, where it is quite a common surname, Gambia, and Djibouti (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Senegal, Ethiopia, and Romania. More prevalently, فاتو is the forename as well as the last name.