Atanyo Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Atanyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Atanyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atanyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Atanyo occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Atanyo? popularity and diffusion
Atanyo is the 3,485,539th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Atanyo live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 1,697,360. In Uganda Atanyo is primarily found in: Soroti District, where 74 percent are found, Amuria District, where 9 percent are found and Kaberamaido District, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda Atanyo occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 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
- 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 Atanyo
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