Atanka Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Atanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

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 in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Atanka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Atanka is the 6,723,624th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Atanka occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Atanka reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Atanka is also the 446,161st most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 378 people.

The surname Atanka is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger it is primarily found in: Dosso Region, where 33 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 33 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 33 percent are found. Other than Niger this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 13 percent are found and India, where 13 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
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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 Atanka
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