Alatanga Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Alatanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alatanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Alatanga (15) may also be a first name.

Alatanga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alatanga occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Alatanga.

How Common Is The Last Name Alatanga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Alatanga reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Alatanga is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 15 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,563,088. In Tanzania Alatanga is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 57 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Alatanga is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 36 percent reside.

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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 Alatanga
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