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 surname Atefo is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atefo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Atefo is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Atefo reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 7 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ogun, where 50 percent live and Rivers, where 50 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and Niger, where 20 percent live.

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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