Atanang Surname
Approximately 510 people bear this surname
Atanang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 503 | 1:352,172 | 19,002 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Atanang (112) may also be a first name.
Atanang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atanang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Atanang is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atanang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 607,405th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 14,289,306 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Atanang live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Atanang is also the 885,979th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 112 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 503 people, or 1 in 352,172. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 88 percent are found, Cross River, where 6 percent are found and Lagos, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Atanang occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Atanang
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