Atakey Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Atakey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Atakey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atakey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Atakey is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atakey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Atakey is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Atakey live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Niger, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Atakey exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 33 percent are found and Egypt, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Atakey
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