Atanma Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Atanma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atanma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin171:607,97736,930
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973

Atanma Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Atanma Come From? nationality or country of origin

Atanma is found most frequently in Benin. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Atanma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Atanma is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Atanma are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Atanma is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 607,977. In Benin Atanma is primarily concentrated in: Zou Department, where 53 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 41 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 6 percent live. Excluding Benin this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Astanma924/
Attanma921/
Athanmat8631/
Hatanmaa8622/
Hatanmai861/
Atamma8376/
Atanmo8353/
Atanmi833/
Otanma832/
Atanme832/
Atanmoh7749/
Atammad7737/
Atanmou7735/
Atanmis7713/
Attamma7712/
Aitamma775/
Athamma775/
Hatanmi774/
Atanmuo773/
Atanmiş771/
Atammma771/
Atammah771/
Attonma771/
Atounma771/
Eatamma771/
Aithamma714/
Attanmou712/
Athammah711/
Aitaamma711/
Eattamma711/
Eathamma711/
Atammo6712/
Atomma675/
Otamma673/
Atammy671/
Atammi671/
Atasönmez671/
Ashthamma671/

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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 Atanma
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