Atanaz Surname
Approximately 360 people bear this surname
Atanaz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 249 | 1:212,617 | 17,846 |
| Turkey | 62 | 1:1,255,184 | 52,483 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Atanaz (157) may also be a first name.
Atanaz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atanaz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Atanaz is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Atanaz? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 785,023rd most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 20,243,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Atanaz reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 732,696th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 157 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 212,617. In Tanzania Atanaz is primarily concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 60 percent reside, Kagera Region, where 38 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Atanaz exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Atanaz
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