Atatu Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Atatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Nigeria841:2,108,84273,007
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Atatu (127) may also be a first name.

Atatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atatu (Hindi: अटटू, Marathi: अततु, Russian: Атату) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Atatu.

How Common Is The Last Name Atatu? popularity and diffusion

Atatu is the 828,895th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 21,819,000 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Atatu live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Atatu is also the 825,494th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 127 people.

The surname Atatu is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 415,054. Beside The DR Congo Atatu is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and Ethiopia, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gatatu91249/
Atatou91141/
Hatatu91103/
Atatuğ9159/
Atatus9113/
Attatu911/
Atatuş911/
Aitatus8331/
Haatatu837/
Attaitu836/
Hastatu835/
Atattou834/
Atatouh834/
Atautau834/
Attatou832/
Etatu804,670/
Atotu8093/
Otatu8043/
Atetu8011/
Achtatou7722/
Gathathu7717/
Astatouh773/
Autotu7316/
Ateutu7315/
Eteatu7310/
Atetou736/
Athotu734/
Etattu733/
Eitatu732/
Etatou731/
Adtetu731/
Gatotu731/
Etaitu731/
Authaitus711/
Aisstatou711/
Atoutou67161/
Otautau6711/
Hathaituth672/
Gotatou672/
Attetou671/
Eetattu671/

Atatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Atatu in the Hindi language
अटटूatatu-
Atatu in the Marathi language
अततुatatu-
Atatu in the Russian language
Ататуatatu-

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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 Atatu
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