Ateghe Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ateghe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ateghe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon541:384,61233,542
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ateghe (97) may also be a first name.

Ateghe Last Name Facts

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

Ateghe is most common in Cameroon. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Ateghe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ateghe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,483,783rd most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname Ateghe is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ateghe reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ateghe is also the 962,660th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 97 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 384,612. In Cameroon Ateghe is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 93 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 6 percent reside and Centre Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and Iran, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ateghie923/
Atteghe921/
Ategheh921/
Atege91211/
Aiteghie861/
Ategha83219/
Atighe8363/
Ategie8341/
Oteghe8328/
Hatege8327/
Gatege8321/
Ateger836/
Autege833/
Ateege832/
Ateghi831/
Ateage831/
Ategee831/
Gathege77646/
Atiegha77127/
Atigheh7714/
Ateagha778/
Ashtege774/
Atiegeh772/
Otegehe771/
Ateghai771/
Athegie771/
Authege771/
Ateinge771/
Ateigeh771/
Ateigha771/
Attegha771/
Aatighe771/
Atega731,095/
Ategi7377/
Otege7330/
Astegger7143/
Astheger711/
Astegehr711/
Aysteghi711/
Atehgieh711/
Attiegha711/
Hatega67111/
Oteger6798/
Ateaga6783/
Atighi6769/
Atiega6759/
Atigha6727/
Ategui6725/
Atigee6714/
Otegha6714/
Gategi6711/
Ateega677/
Otiege674/
Ateiga673/
Otighe673/
Hategi672/
Hotege672/
Aitega671/
Ateggi671/
Astegi671/
Ategaa671/
Aytega671/
Attegi671/
Ostege671/
Oteget671/
Outege671/

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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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  • 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 Ateghe
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