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 last name Atalaia is more commonly found in Portugal than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Atalaia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 446,308th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 9,538,673 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Atalaia are found; 49 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 19 people.
Atalaia is most frequently held in Portugal, where it is carried by 377 people, or 1 in 27,635. Excluding Portugal this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs 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
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- 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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