Ataken Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Ataken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ataken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ataken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ataken occurs most in Cameroon. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ataken? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ataken is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Ataken is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ataken reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Ataken is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 50 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atakeng | 92 | 7 | / |
| Ateakeng | 86 | 2 | / |
| Atakin | 83 | 386 | / |
| Atakyn | 83 | 2 | / |
| Atacen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Otaken | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hatakehen | 80 | 407 | / |
| Attakin | 77 | 332 | / |
| Atakina | 77 | 72 | / |
| Aytakyn | 77 | 39 | / |
| Ataykin | 77 | 11 | / |
| Gatakin | 77 | 8 | / |
| Aitakin | 77 | 6 | / |
| Aytakin | 77 | 3 | / |
| Athoken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ataskin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atajkin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Astaykin | 71 | 125 | / |
| Aytaskin | 71 | 89 | / |
| Atachkin | 71 | 13 | / |
| Astaikyn | 71 | 7 | / |
| Attaking | 71 | 5 | / |
| Atashkin | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ataykina | 71 | 4 | / |
| Astaskin | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ataikyna | 71 | 3 | / |
| Astahkin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Astaikin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aitakina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aitahcen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aytaşkin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Astashkin | 67 | 2,655 | / |
| Astashkyn | 67 | 128 | / |
| Otoken | 67 | 46 | / |
| Atokin | 67 | 36 | / |
| Atekin | 67 | 27 | / |
| Oteken | 67 | 24 | / |
| Otakin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Attacking | 67 | 2 | / |
| Otaukn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gattakina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oztaskent | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eteken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atokem | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ataken
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