Ataga Surname
Approximately 908 people bear this surname
Ataga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 689 | 1:257,101 | 14,805 |
| Kenya | 99 | 1:466,464 | 24,395 |
| Niger | 48 | 1:399,834 | 11,128 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Ataga (48) may also be a first name.
Ataga Demographics
Ataga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ataga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ataga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ataga (Russian: Атага) is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ataga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ataga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ataga is the 390,071st most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,025,932 people. The last name Ataga is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ataga are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 48 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 689 people, or 1 in 257,101. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Edo, where 57 percent reside, Lagos, where 11 percent reside and Delta, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 11 percent reside and Niger, where 5 percent reside.
Ataga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Ataga last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Ataga earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 162.9% more than the national average, earning $113,438 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ataga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ataga in the Russian language | ||
| Атага | ataga | - |
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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 Ataga
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