Atalaya Surname
Approximately 4,638 people bear this surname
Atalaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 3,676 | 1:8,646 | 1,267 |
| Spain | 653 | 1:71,596 | 6,321 |
| Portugal | 132 | 1:78,926 | 3,983 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Turkey | 15 | 1:5,188,095 | 110,069 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Andorra | 11 | 1:7,622 | 1,167 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
Atalaya (108) may also be a first name.
Atalaya Demographics
Average Atalaya Salary in
United States
$36,514 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Atalaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atalaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Atalaya is more commonly found in Peru than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Atalaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Atalaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 101,757th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,571,269 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Atalaya are found; 81 percent are found in South America and 80 percent are found in Andean South America. Atalaya is also the 904,892nd most frequently held forename on earth, held by 108 people.
This surname is most widely held in Peru, where it is carried by 3,676 people, or 1 in 8,646. In Peru it is most common in: Cajamarca Region, where 42 percent are found, Lima Province, where 30 percent are found and Lambayeque Region, where 9 percent are found. Other than Peru this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 14 percent are found and Portugal, where 3 percent are found.
Atalaya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Atalaya last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.
The amount Atalaya earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,988 per year and in United States they earn 15.38% less than the national average, earning $36,514 USD per year.
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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
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