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 has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atanyo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,485,539th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Atanyo are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 1,697,360. In Uganda Atanyo is most prevalent in: Soroti District, where 74 percent are found, Amuria District, where 9 percent are found and Kaberamaido District, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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