Atakay Surname
Approximately 899 people bear this surname
Atakay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 864 | 1:90,071 | 8,062 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Atakay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atakay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Atakay (Russian: Атакай) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atakay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Atakay is the 393,206th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,106,280 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Atakay are found; 90 percent are found in West Asia and 90 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
Atakay is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is held by 864 people, or 1 in 90,071. In Turkey Atakay is mostly concentrated in: Adana Province, where 36 percent are found, Diyarbakir Province, where 16 percent are found and Sanliurfa Province, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Turkey this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Atakay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Atakay in the Russian language | ||
| Атакай | atakaj | - |
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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 Atakay
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