Atakora Surname
Approximately 10,677 people bear this surname
Atakora Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 6,234 | 1:4,334 | 625 |
| Togo | 4,200 | 1:1,726 | 193 |
| United States | 87 | 1:4,166,195 | 223,594 |
| Benin | 69 | 1:149,791 | 15,556 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Atakora (1,154) may also be a first name.
Atakora Demographics
Average Atakora Salary in
United States
$50,471 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Atakora Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atakora Come From? nationality or country of origin
Atakora (Hindi: अतकोरा) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atakora? popularity and diffusion
Atakora is the 48,321st most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 682,546 people. The surname Atakora is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Atakora live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 234,177th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 1,154 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 6,234 people, or 1 in 4,334. Beside Ghana it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 39 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Atakora Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Atakora surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% registered with the party.
Atakora earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.97% more than the national average, earning $50,471 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Atakora Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Atakora in the Hindi language | ||
| अतकोरा | atakora | 66.67 |
| अटकोरा | atakora | 33.33 |
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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 Atakora
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