Ataru Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ataru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ataru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
India321:23,970,793327,222
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ataru (1,575) may also be a first name.

Ataru Last Name Facts

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

Ataru (Bengali: আতারু, Hindi: अतरू, Marathi: अतरु, Oriya: ଅତରୁ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ataru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,573,888th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Ataru are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 194,984th most prevalent given name at a global level, held by 1,575 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 2,271,061. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Niger, where 19 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 15 percent live and Kogi, where 14 percent live. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atairu91719/
Atarus91104/
Attaru91100/
Atharu9167/
Aitaru9136/
Ataeru9123/
Atahru9113/
Hataru919/
Gataru916/
Atarud916/
Atauru915/
Atarou915/
Atargu913/
Atarut913/
Autaru912/
Eataru911/
Aataru911/
Ataîru911/
Attairu831,278/
Athairu8370/
Attahru8332/
Atairou8325/
Ataraut8321/
Astarou8320/
Hatairu8312/
Hatarau8312/
Ahtairu8310/
Atahuru8310/
Hattaru839/
Attarou838/
Atharut836/
Attharu835/
Ashtaru833/
Ataïrou833/
Ataarud833/
Gatharu832/
Attaruj832/
Aataaru831/
Aatauru831/
Aitharu831/
Astharu831/
Atairru831/
Attaeru831/
Hatarou831/
Aitarau831/
Ataîrou831/
Atargou831/
Atarrou831/
Atasruz831/
Autarus831/
Attarup831/
Attatru831/
Ataharu831/
Atauruu831/
Otaru807,916/
Ateru80300/
Atoru80165/
Etaru80155/
Hattairu77106/
Gathairu7789/
Atthairu7737/
Attahuru7726/
Attaihru7724/
Attaharu7715/
Attairou777/
Attairru776/
Attaraut775/
Attairhu775/
Attahrou774/
Adtairou772/
Ahttairu771/
Hatairou771/
Attarous771/
Attayrou771/
Attharou771/
Attharut771/
Auttarut771/
Austarus770/
Ottaru73324/
Hotaru73130/
Otairu7362/
Etharu7334/
Atorou7333/
Otarus7329/
Otarud7324/
Gatoru7311/
Ettaru737/
Otaaru736/
Aiteru735/
Atheru735/
Gotaru735/
Otarut732/
Atooru731/
Attoru731/
Etarou731/
Ajteru731/
Otahru731/
Atouru731/
Otharu731/
Aterou731/
Ataroe731/
Atteru731/
Adteru731/
Otarui731/
Atarhouch7131/
Attahairu719/
Achtarout713/
Attahieru711/
Hautairau711/
Hathairou711/
Ha'atarau711/
Atahairou711/
Atahgirou711/
Attaahrou711/
Attaharou711/
Hathairut711/
Aitarouss711/
Authairut711/
Atourou6714/
Hatorou6712/
Attorou676/
Ottarud675/
Gottaru673/
Atuorgu673/
Attahairou673/
Atherru672/
Ottearu671/
Hatteru671/
Goutaru671/
Attooru671/
Athooru671/
Atoruhd671/
Otairru671/
Hotharu671/
Ottarus671/
Outarou671/
Oitarau671/
Gatorou671/
Attaroo671/

Ataru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ataru in the Bengali language
আতারুataru-
Ataru in the Oriya language
ଅତରୁataru71.43
ଆତାରୁataru14.29
ଆତରୁataru14.29
Ataru in the Hindi language
अतरूataru57.95
अतरुataru20.23
अतारुataru12.5
अतारूataru7.5
आतरूataru0.45
अतार्उatar'u0.45
अत्तरूattaru0.23
अटारूataru0.23
अटरूataru0.23
आतारुataru0.23
Ataru in the Marathi language
अतरुataru30.56
अतारुataru25
अतारूataru19.44
आतारुataru8.33
आतरुataru8.33
आतारूataru2.78
एटारुetaru2.78
अतारुाहँataruaham2.78

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