Atanasius Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Atanasius Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Atanasius (881) may also be a first name.
Atanasius Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atanasius Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Atanasius is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Atanasius? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,436,415th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Atanasius live; 74 percent live in Southeast Asia and 74 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Atanasius is also the 273,923rd most widespread forename internationally, borne by 881 people.
The surname Atanasius is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 2,874,982. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: East Java, where 87 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 13 percent live. Barring Indonesia this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and Namibia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athanasius | 95 | 681 | / |
| Atanasious | 95 | 3 | / |
| Atanasiu | 94 | 1,952 | / |
| Athanasious | 90 | 33 | / |
| Athannasius | 90 | 4 | / |
| Athanashius | 90 | 1 | / |
| Atahanasius | 90 | 1 | / |
| Athanasiu | 89 | 61 | / |
| Athanasus | 89 | 27 | / |
| Atanacius | 89 | 2 | / |
| Atanasziu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Atanassiu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Athanassious | 86 | 27 | / |
| Athanasiou | 84 | 15,264 | / |
| Athanesius | 84 | 16 | / |
| Athanassiu | 84 | 15 | / |
| Athenasius | 84 | 11 | / |
| Athanaisus | 84 | 6 | / |
| Athanasiua | 84 | 3 | / |
| Athanacius | 84 | 3 | / |
| Athanasuis | 84 | 3 | / |
| Atanassiou | 84 | 2 | / |
| Attanesius | 84 | 1 | / |
| Atanasyu | 82 | 4 | / |
| Athanassiou | 80 | 2,087 | / |
| Athanasyous | 80 | 1 | / |
| Athanaseous | 80 | 1 | / |
| Athanasos | 78 | 97 | / |
| Atanassoz | 78 | 1 | / |
| Atanasoss | 78 | 1 | / |
| Athenesius | 74 | 4 | / |
| Athanaisos | 74 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Atanasius
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