Atavu Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Atavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
Atavu (19) may also be a first name.
Atavu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atavu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Atavu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atavu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,323,005th most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Atavu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Atavu are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Atavu is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 19 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria Atavu is primarily found in: Kano, where 54 percent are found, Kaduna, where 31 percent are found and Lagos, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Atavu is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aitavu | 91 | 14 | / |
| Gatavu | 91 | 11 | / |
| Athavu | 91 | 11 | / |
| Atavau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hathavu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Atabu | 80 | 151 | / |
| Atawu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Etavu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Atevu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Attavuth | 77 | 3 | / |
| Athabu | 73 | 264 | / |
| Hatabu | 73 | 182 | / |
| Atabui | 73 | 63 | / |
| Atabou | 73 | 60 | / |
| Aitovu | 73 | 35 | / |
| Atabut | 73 | 16 | / |
| Atauwu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Attabu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Atawut | 73 | 5 | / |
| Atawou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gatabu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Atabuh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Autabu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Atabuy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Etavui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Atabau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ataabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hatawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atawui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atabud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ataubu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edtavu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atabus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atthavuth | 71 | 5 | / |
| Attabou | 67 | 663 | / |
| Hattabu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Gottavu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Atahawu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ottavou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aatabou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hatabou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Attabut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aitabou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Atabuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Athabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Attaibu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Attabud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atahabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hathabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atabush | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Atavu
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