Atanaga Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Atanaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Atanaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atanaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Atanaga is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Atanaga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Atanaga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Atanaga live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 60 percent are found, Delta, where 20 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Niger, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatanaga | 93 | 25 | / |
| Attanaga | 93 | 13 | / |
| Ataneaga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Astanagas | 88 | 1 | / |
| Atenaga | 86 | 362 | / |
| Atanoga | 86 | 3 | / |
| Atonaga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Atanega | 86 | 1 | / |
| Attanagi | 80 | 66 | / |
| Gatanoga | 80 | 31 | / |
| Atainage | 80 | 25 | / |
| Attanago | 80 | 5 | / |
| Atanango | 80 | 4 | / |
| Atenagha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Atainaage | 75 | 1 | / |
| Otanagi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Atenega | 71 | 2 | / |
| Attanangou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atononga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Attanogit | 63 | 4 | / |
| Gottanagi | 63 | 4 | / |
| Astanahghoush | 60 | 1 | / |
| Otonoga | 57 | 99 | / |
| Gotonoga | 53 | 45 | / |
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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 Atanaga
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