Ataja Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Ataja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 99 | 1:1,789,321 | 64,938 |
| Thailand | 74 | 1:954,572 | 147,178 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ataja (18) may also be a first name.
Ataja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ataja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ataja (Marathi: अतजा) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ataja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,286,243rd most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Ataja live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ataja is also the 2,608,198th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 18 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 1,789,321. In Nigeria Ataja is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 24 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 20 percent reside and Kaduna, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 42 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ataja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ataja in the Marathi language | ||
| अतजा | ataja | - |
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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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- 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 Ataja
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