Ataku Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ataku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ataku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda801:487,99128,240
Thailand571:1,239,269179,534
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Kenya511:905,48833,171
Japan321:3,995,13436,490
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ataku (62) may also be a first name.

Ataku Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ataku Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ataku (Hindi: अतकू, Marathi: आटकू, Oriya: ଅଟକୁ, Russian: Атаку) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ataku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ataku is the 872,430th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Ataku live; 42 percent live in East Africa and 22 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 62 people.

The surname Ataku is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 487,991. In Uganda Ataku is primarily concentrated in: Arua District, where 69 percent are found, Masindi District, where 13 percent are found and Hoima District, where 6 percent are found. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.

Ataku Last Name Statistics demography

Ataku earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atakou91762/
Ataiku91142/
Aitaku91118/
Atakus9169/
Atakut9111/
Atakui9111/
Atakeu919/
Atakau916/
Attaku913/
Ataeku912/
Atakuş912/
Astaku911/
Hataku911/
Atayku911/
Gathaku83238/
Attakou8354/
Attakuy8347/
Attakui837/
Attakhu836/
Atakouy833/
Gataiku832/
Hatakui831/
Gatakui831/
Ateku80489/
Atoku80284/
Otaku80225/
Etaku8081/
Atacu8020/
Haitakhu77113/
Astakhou771/
Auttakut771/
Attakouy771/
Attaikou771/
Atashkou771/
Atokou73710/
Otaiku73449/
Outaku7371/
Ostaku7325/
Atooku7321/
Gotaku7316/
Athoku7315/
Eitaku7311/
Aitoku739/
Otakou736/
Atuoku733/
Autoku733/
Hotaku732/
Atacou731/
Gatoku731/
Atekeu731/
Atokus731/
Ettaku731/
Atouku731/
Otauku731/
Othaku731/
Hateku731/
Otaaku731/
Etakeu731/
Etakou731/
Etakui731/
Ateuku731/
Atokeu731/
Otakus730/
Attahakou719/
Auttakhut711/
Atoukou67350/
Aitokou6724/
Aïtokou6723/
Attokou6718/
Athacou6714/
Aîtokou675/
Atoukui673/
Hoytaku673/
Heitaku672/
Atoukeu671/
Adtokou671/
Gotakau671/
Ateukeu671/
Attacou671/
Hatacus671/
Astatku671/
Gottaku671/
Hoitaku671/
Otaskus670/

Ataku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ataku in the Oriya language
ଅଟକୁataku83.33
ଆଟକୁataku16.67
Ataku in the Hindi language
अतकूataku50
अतकुataku50
Ataku in the Marathi language
आटकूataku50
एटकूetaku25
आताकुataku25
Ataku in the Russian language
Атакуataku-

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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 Ataku
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