Atai Surname
Approximately 14,944 people bear this surname
Atai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 11,046 | 1:3,534 | 638 |
| Nigeria | 1,378 | 1:128,551 | 8,395 |
| Afghanistan | 386 | 1:83,298 | 2,343 |
| Turkey | 326 | 1:238,716 | 16,779 |
| Kenya | 318 | 1:145,220 | 11,656 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Indonesia | 181 | 1:730,659 | 56,271 |
| United States | 136 | 1:2,665,139 | 160,299 |
| Papua New Guinea | 134 | 1:60,849 | 7,857 |
| Malaysia | 134 | 1:220,106 | 12,755 |
| Iran | 115 | 1:667,674 | 35,714 |
| Azerbaijan | 86 | 1:112,199 | 3,705 |
| French Polynesia | 74 | 1:3,795 | 856 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Sweden | 39 | 1:252,481 | 17,476 |
| Japan | 34 | 1:3,760,126 | 35,803 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Northern Cyprus | 28 | 1:11,393 | 2,921 |
| Benin | 24 | 1:430,650 | 30,545 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Ataï (19) & Ataî (2) are calculated separately.
Atai (2,350) may also be a first name.
Atai Demographics
Atai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Atai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Atai (Bengali: আতাই, Georgian: ათაი, Hindi: अताई, Marathi: अताई, Oriya: ଅଟଇ, Russian: Атаи) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Ataï or Ataî. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 35,371st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 487,657 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Atai reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Atai is also the 153,382nd most widely held forename globally, held by 2,350 people.
This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 11,046 people, or 1 in 3,534. In Uganda Atai is most common in: Serere District, where 20 percent live, Soroti District, where 13 percent live and Ngora District, where 12 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 69 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 percent live and Afghanistan, where 3 percent live.
Atai Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Atai has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Atai surname grew 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Atai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Atai last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.
The amount Atai earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.01% less than the national average, earning 221,471 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.91% more than the national average, earning $52,605 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.41% more than the national average, earning $58,333 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Atai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Atai in the Georgian language | ||
| ათაი | atai | - |
| Atai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଟଇ | ata'i | - |
| Atai in the Bengali language | ||
| আতাই | ata'i | 80 |
| আতই | ata'i | 20 |
| Atai in the Hindi language | ||
| अताई | ata'i | 77.78 |
| अतई | ata'i | 5.13 |
| अटई | ata'i | 3.42 |
| अतै | atai | 2.56 |
| अताइ | ata'i | 2.56 |
| अतइ | ata'i | 2.56 |
| अटाई | ata'i | 2.56 |
| अताए | ata'e | 0.85 |
| आतई | ata'i | 0.85 |
| Atai in the Marathi language | ||
| अताई | ata'i | 51.43 |
| आताई | ata'i | 28.57 |
| आटाई | ata'i | 11.43 |
| आटै | atai | 5.71 |
| अतई | ata'i | 2.86 |
| Atai in the Russian language | ||
| Атаи | atai | - |
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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 Atai
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