Atakaye Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Atakaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Atakaye (42) may also be a first name.
Atakaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atakaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Atakaye is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Atakaye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atakaye? popularity and diffusion
Atakaye is the 2,436,415th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Atakaye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Atakaye live; 66 percent live in Central Africa and 66 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Atakaye is also the 1,566,439th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 42 people.
The last name Atakaye is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Beside The DR Congo it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside and Niger, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Atakaye
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