Ategeka Surname

41,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ategeka Surname User-submission:

Ategeka/Ategyeka is predominantly used in western parts of Uganda in the Kingdoms of Tooro, Ankole and Bunyoro. In Tooro/Bunyoro Kingdoms the surname is written as Ategeka while in Ankole /Kigezi regions its written as Ategyeka. They all have one meaning, which is 'God reigns'.

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Ategeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda12,5821:3,103536
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ategeka (343) may also be a first name.

Ategeka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ategeka/Ategyeka is predominantly used in western parts of Uganda in the Kingdoms of Tooro, Ankole and Bunyoro. In Tooro/Bunyoro Kingdoms the surname is written as Ategeka while in Ankole /Kigezi regions its written as Ategyeka. They all have one meaning, which is 'God reigns'.

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Ategeka Last Name Facts

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

Ategeka occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ategeka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 41,405th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 577,826 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ategeka live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ategeka is also the 471,283rd most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 343 people.

Ategeka is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 12,582 people, or 1 in 3,103. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kibaale District, where 27 percent are found, Kabarole District, where 19 percent are found and Kyenjojo District, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hategeka935,025/
Ateegeka9334/
Ategheka9330/
Ategeeka934/
Attegeka932/
Ateggeka931/
Ategekha931/
Gategeka931/
Hategekka881/
Hategeeka881/
Ategaka868/
Atageka865/
Ategeke864/
Otegeka861/
Atejeka861/
Hatejeka8028/
Attageka804/
Hategeke802/
Atejjeka801/
Hatigeka801/
Hategeki801/
Hatejjeka751/
Otegika711/
Ateighechi591/
Atisika571/
Atigehchi5011/
Otoijekha501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ategeka
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