Atanasi Surname

215,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Atanasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atanasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,4901:35,5314,153
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
Italy941:650,60357,886
Kenya531:871,31932,675
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Atanasi (2,486) may also be a first name.

Atanasi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Atanasi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Atanasi (Georgian: ათანასი, Russian: Атанаси) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atanasi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 215,090th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,813,472 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Atanasi live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 148,093rd most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 2,486 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,490 people, or 1 in 35,531. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Arusha Region, where 15 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Italy, where 5 percent are found.

Atanasi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Atanasi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

Atanasi earn less than half the average income. In Italy they earn 53.36% less than the national average, earning €14,007 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Atanasi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Atanasi in the Georgian language
ათანასიatanasi-
Atanasi in the Russian language
Атанасиatanasi-

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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 Atanasi
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