Ataan Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Ataan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ataan (40) may also be a first name.
Ataan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ataan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ataan is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Ataan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ataan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,228,735th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Ataan is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ataan live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 40 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 3 percent reside and Iran, where 3 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 Ataan
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