Atashu Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Atashu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atashu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Atashu Last Name Facts

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

Atashu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Atashu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atashu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Atashu reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Taraba, where 94 percent are found and Benue, where 6 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Lebanon, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atashuy921/
Atasu91499/
Otashu8366/
Atoshu8337/
Atachu8329/
Etashu8313/
Atasiu835/
Attasu833/
Ateshu831/
Athachu7749/
Otaishu7720/
Atassou7718/
Atachau7717/
Attachu775/
Atachuh772/
Atachou771/
Haitasu771/
Hatasau771/
Attasup771/
Hatasui771/
Ethashu771/
Atosu73105/
Otasu7357/
Atesu7316/
Etasu7311/
Atasü7310/
Atazu733/
Aitassou71136/
Atthachu714/
Auttasud711/
Auttachu711/
Attachou711/
Haitasui711/
Ostasu6760/
Otassu679/
Atasauova677/
Atochu675/
Atuosu674/
Otasui672/
Otatsu672/
Ataizu672/
Otachu671/
Attachouy671/
Atazou671/
Atesuh671/
Aithassou671/
Autthasup671/
Atousu671/
Hatazu671/

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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 Atashu
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