Atamba Surname
Approximately 2,714 people bear this surname
Atamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,355 | 1:34,081 | 3,701 |
| Uganda | 1,008 | 1:38,729 | 4,974 |
| Cameroon | 152 | 1:136,639 | 15,295 |
| Nigeria | 86 | 1:2,059,800 | 71,823 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Atamba (200) may also be a first name.
Atamba Demographics
Atamba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Atamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Atamba (Marathi: एतांबा, Oriya: ଆତ) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 160,614th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,685,168 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Atamba reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Atamba is also the 640,739th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 200 people.
This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 1,355 people, or 1 in 34,081. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 70 percent live, Vihiga County, where 14 percent live and Nairobi County, where 10 percent live. Besides Kenya Atamba is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 37 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.
Atamba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Atamba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Atamba in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆତ | ata | - |
| Atamba in the Marathi language | ||
| एतांबा | etamba | - |
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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 Atamba
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