Ataye Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Ataye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ataye (411) may also be a first name.
Ataye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ataye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ataye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻄﺎﻱ, Hindi: अताये, Oriya: ଅତାଏ) is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ataye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,220,661st most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Ataye are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ataye is also the 424,977th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 411 people.
Ataye is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria Ataye is most common in: Kogi, where 39 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 18 percent live and Nasarawa, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 15 percent live and Ethiopia, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ataye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ataye in the Hindi language | ||
| अताये | ataye | - |
| Ataye in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅତାଏ | ata'e | - |
| Ataye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻄﺎﻱ | tay | 71.43 |
| ﺃﺗﺎﻱ | atay | 28.57 |
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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 Ataye
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