Atanko Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Atanko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
Atanko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atanko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Atanko is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Atanko? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Atanko are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 20 percent live, Benue, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 20 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 30 percent live and Benin, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atankou | 92 | 79 | / |
| Attanko | 92 | 1 | / |
| Atankoy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gatanko | 92 | 1 | / |
| Athanko | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hatanko | 92 | 1 | / |
| Attankou | 86 | 148 | / |
| Ashtanko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hattanko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Atonko | 83 | 191 | / |
| Atamko | 83 | 23 | / |
| Atanka | 83 | 8 | / |
| Atanco | 83 | 2 | / |
| Etanko | 83 | 1 | / |
| Astasenko | 80 | 27 | / |
| Atachenko | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ostanko | 77 | 265 | / |
| Atonkou | 77 | 55 | / |
| Oytanko | 77 | 12 | / |
| Atankas | 77 | 8 | / |
| Atangka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Athanka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atankah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Astańko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aitanka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Astachenko | 75 | 14 | / |
| Astascenko | 75 | 2 | / |
| Astaschenko | 71 | 51 | / |
| Athonkou | 71 | 43 | / |
| Attonkou | 71 | 22 | / |
| Atankass | 71 | 5 | / |
| Oshtanko | 71 | 2 | / |
| Atashchenko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Attankau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Athankat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Otonko | 67 | 311 | / |
| Astashchenko | 67 | 199 | / |
| Etonko | 67 | 17 | / |
| Atonka | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ostasenko | 67 | 6 | / |
| Astasenco | 67 | 5 | / |
| Otanka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Attankass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aitankach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etanka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etanco | 67 | 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
- 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 Atanko
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