Atefo Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Atefo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atefo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Atefo (7) may also be a first name.

Atefo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Atefo is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atefo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Atefo is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Atefo are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 7 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Atefo is most frequent in: Ogun, where 50 percent are found and Rivers, where 50 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and Niger, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atefou911,711/
Ateufo9152/
Astefo917/
Attefo916/
Attefou837/
Asteafo832/
Ateifou831/
Ateuffo831/
Atheufo831/
Atteufo831/
Asteifo831/
Atafo80588/
Atefa8056/
Atofo805/
Atifo804/
Otefo801/
Ahatefou7711/
Atefat73304/
Atefah73282/
Atafoh73163/
Ataifo7376/
Aitafo7356/
Astifo7347/
Hatefa7334/
Attafo7328/
Ateifa7325/
Etefou7324/
Ateefa739/
Attofo736/
Atiefa735/
Attefa734/
Atifou734/
Eteifo731/
Aatefa731/
Atifoh731/
Ataefa731/
Eteafo731/
Aïtefa731/
Ataffo731/
Atoffo731/
Atiofo731/
Astefa731/
Aitafoh6760/
Attifou678/
Astepho677/
Attaifo676/
Atheefa675/
Aitifoh673/
Astifou671/
Astoifo671/
Aitofoh671/
Atiefah671/
Attefah671/
Ateffah671/

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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 Atefo
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