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
Ataken is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ataken? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ataken is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Ataken occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ataken reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 50 percent live and Northwest Region, where 50 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.
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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