Atalaia Surname
Approximately 764 people bear this surname
Atalaia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 377 | 1:27,635 | 1,774 |
| Brazil | 359 | 1:596,307 | 22,253 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Atalaia (19) may also be a first name.
Atalaia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atalaia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Atalaia occurs in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Atalaia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Atalaia is the 446,308th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,538,673 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Atalaia reside; 49 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Atalaia is also the 2,523,061st most widespread given name in the world It is held by 19 people.
This last name is most frequent in Portugal, where it is borne by 377 people, or 1 in 27,635. Other than Portugal this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 47 percent live and Angola, where 1 percent live.
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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 Atalaia
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