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

The surname Ateghe is found most in Cameroon. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ateghe? popularity and diffusion

Ateghe is the 2,483,783rd most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Ateghe is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ateghe are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ateghe is also the 962,660th most widespread forename worldwide It is held by 97 people.

The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 384,612. In Cameroon Ateghe is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 93 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 6 percent are found and Centre Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Iran, where 3 percent are found.

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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  • 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 Ateghe
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