Atanka Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Atanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Atanka (378) may also be a first name.
Atanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Atanka occurs most in Niger. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Atanka.
How Common Is The Last Name Atanka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Atanka are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 446,161st most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 378 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger Atanka is most prevalent in: Dosso Region, where 33 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 33 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Niger it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atankas | 92 | 8 | / |
| Atangka | 92 | 3 | / |
| Aitanka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Atankah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Athanka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Atankass | 86 | 5 | / |
| Athankat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Attankau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Atanko | 83 | 10 | / |
| Atanke | 83 | 8 | / |
| Atonka | 83 | 8 | / |
| Atanki | 83 | 3 | / |
| Otanka | 83 | 3 | / |
| Etanka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Attankass | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aitankach | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aitanke | 77 | 97 | / |
| Atankou | 77 | 79 | / |
| Aytamka | 77 | 18 | / |
| Athanki | 77 | 10 | / |
| Atonkah | 77 | 7 | / |
| Adtanki | 77 | 5 | / |
| Astonka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hatanki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Attanko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atankoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Etankay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gatanko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atonkaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Athanko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Athanke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hatanko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Attankou | 71 | 148 | / |
| Astancai | 71 | 97 | / |
| Gottanka | 71 | 25 | / |
| Ahatanke | 71 | 4 | / |
| Asttonka | 71 | 3 | / |
| Authangkhai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Auttangkhai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Atounkai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Audtangkhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ashtanko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hattanko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aistonka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ashtanke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atance | 67 | 702 | / |
| Atonko | 67 | 191 | / |
| Atthankit | 67 | 48 | / |
| Astasenko | 67 | 27 | / |
| Atamko | 67 | 23 | / |
| Otanke | 67 | 13 | / |
| Atonke | 67 | 11 | / |
| Autthangkhai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Atonki | 67 | 3 | / |
| Atanco | 67 | 2 | / |
| Atachenko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Atomka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Audthangkhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etanko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etonka | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Atanka
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis