Atagher Surname

334,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Atagher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atagher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1041:160,45510,058

Atagher (49) may also be a first name.

Atagher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atagher is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Atagher.

How Common Is The Last Name Atagher? popularity and diffusion

The surname Atagher is the 334,403rd most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,601,038 people. Atagher occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Atagher live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Atagher is also the 1,430,306th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 49 people.

The last name Atagher is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,104 people, or 1 in 160,455. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 80 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 6 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent reside.

Atagher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Atagher last name is predominantly Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Attagher932/
Ataagher931/
Atager9210/
Gattagher880/
Autager867/
Atanger864/
Ataghre863/
Gatager863/
Ataiger861/
Ataghir861/
Hatager861/
Ashtager801/
Aastager801/
Astageer801/
Austager800/
Atagre7774/
Otager7713/
Hatagir71321/
Hatagre7158/
Ostager7117/
Gotager7112/
Autagir715/
Hotager714/
Aatagre714/
Otanger714/
Astagir711/
Atonger711/
Athagir711/
Otagere711/
Hostager6770/
Gatagair6739/
Hataagre6716/
Atashgir678/
Hastagir678/
Hatagire677/
Hathagre672/
Ashtagir672/
Azstagir671/
O'Tanger671/

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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 Atagher
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