Ataw Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Niger

Ataw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ataw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Ataw (84) may also be a first name.

Ataw Last Name Facts

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

Ataw (Arabic: أتو) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ataw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ataw is the 2,661,929th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Ataw live; 74 percent live in Southeast Asia and 45 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Ataw is also the 1,046,220th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 84 people.

The last name Ataw is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 2,892,521. In The Philippines Ataw is mostly concentrated in: Davao Region, where 37 percent reside, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 31 percent reside and Soccsksargen, where 31 percent reside. Other than The Philippines Ataw exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Ataw Last Name Statistics demography

Ataw earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 15.59% more than the national average, earning $57,428 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atawe89372/
Attaw8911/
Athaw8911/
Hataw899/
Atahw891/
Atawhe8017/
Hathaw8015/
Attawe8010/
Athawe807/
Athaiw807/
Ataiwe806/
Gatgaw805/
Hatawe805/
Aathaw802/
Gaitaw802/
Ataawe802/
Gaytaw801/
Atthaw801/
Atahwe801/
Atab756,160/
Ataf754,444/
Atav751,271/
Etaw7599/
Otaw7552/
Atow756/
Gatawwh731/
Attahaw731/
Aathawe731/
Hatab6711,078/
Attaf676,640/
Hataf674,060/
Attab673,497/
Hatav67727/
Atowa67352/
Athav67308/
Athab67290/
Atova67272/
Aytav67212/
Aatab67208/
Athow67162/
Aataf6799/
Atafh6756/
Ataib6755/
Aitab6731/
Astaf6725/
Gataf6720/
Attow6719/
Atafe6715/
Ataif6714/
Ahtow6712/
Atowe6711/
Aytab6710/
Aytaf6710/
Aitaf6710/
Astav678/
Gatav675/
Atabh675/
Ataav674/
Ataab674/
Athaf674/
Otawe674/
Hatow673/
Astow673/
Attav673/
Ahtaf673/
Ataaf673/
Ataph672/
Adtab672/
Aetaf672/
Aatav672/
Atajf671/
Atayv671/
Ataub671/
Ottaw671/
Aetav671/
Autab671/
Atouw671/
Othaw671/
Autow671/
Atayb671/
Outaw671/
Eatow671/
Aitow671/
Ajtaf671/
Eutaw670/

Ataw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ataw in the Arabic language
أتوatw-

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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
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  • 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 Ataw
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