Atafe Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Atafe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
The alternate forms: Atafé (1) are calculated separately.
Atafe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atafe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Atafe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻄﺎﻑ) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Atafé. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Atafe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Atafe is the 5,057,639th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 47 percent of Atafe are found; 47 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 47 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Atafe exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 27 percent reside and Iran, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Atafe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Atafe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻄﺎﻑ | taf | - |
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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
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- 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 Atafe
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