Atanya Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Atanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1571:1,128,29846,367
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Atanya (90) may also be a first name.

Atanya Last Name Facts

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

Atanya (Bengali: অতুন্য, Hindi: अतंया, Marathi: आतन्या, Russian: Атаня) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Atanya is the 1,115,011th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Atanya reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most frequent first name internationally, held by 90 people.

Atanya is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 1,128,298. In Nigeria Atanya is most common in: Benue, where 52 percent reside, Delta, where 20 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 15 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gatanya9223/
Atanyaz924/
Astanya921/
Atanayya8622/
Gaytanya862/
Gathanya861/
Atonya831,050/
Atania8374/
Otanya8356/
Atanja8347/
Atanyo8332/
Atanea8311/
Atagna831/
Haithanya801/
Gaithanya801/
Atamnia771,562/
Astania77132/
Athania7780/
Atanyoy7756/
Ataniaz7737/
Gatania779/
Gatonya779/
Attania775/
Ateanea774/
Otasnya772/
Atangna772/
Hatania771/
Atasnia771/
Atangia771/
Atanioy771/
Athamnia712,541/
Hatamnia71396/
Atanjhad71209/
Gathania7154/
Hastania7114/
Astaneha719/
Hotainya718/
Ahtaniah716/
Attamnia715/
Otahanya714/
Asthania713/
Atanagio713/
Hataniah712/
Asteania711/
Ostannya711/
Gatonnya711/
Aitangia711/
Athamnja711/
Atonyo6762/
Otanha6760/
Otonya6749/
Astagneau6741/
Otania6734/
Otanja6714/
Ataneo6710/
Atanjo674/
Atamja672/
Otanyo672/
Atanho671/
Hasthania671/

Atanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Atanya in the Bengali language
অতুন্যatun'ya-
Atanya in the Hindi language
अतंयाatanya-
Atanya in the Marathi language
आतन्याatan'ya50
आतण्याatanya25
अतंयाatanya25
Atanya in the Russian language
Атаняatana-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Atanya
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