Ateker Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ateker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ateker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ateker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ateker is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ateker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Ateker reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 2,602,619. In Uganda Ateker is most frequent in: Tororo District, where 47 percent are found, Amuria District, where 13 percent are found and Kampala District, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atekere928/
Asteker923/
Gateker921/
Eateker920/
Astecker86165/
Aztecker861/
Hatteker861/
Gatteker860/
Ataker83691/
Atiker83424/
Eteker83150/
Oteker8333/
Hautekeur8094/
Hautekier8036/
Hautekeer8014/
Attaker7777/
Atikere7734/
Ateskir7721/
Ahtaker7716/
Atikerd778/
Otekere778/
Hataker775/
Aytekir775/
Atisker771/
Atecher771/
Attiker771/
Hauttekier751/
Haedtecker750/
Gattiker71512/
Ahthoker7153/
Attacker7148/
Ashtiker7135/
Atteskär716/
Otekhere714/
Osteaker712/
Attikere711/
Hatacker711/
Hatecher711/
Athikerd711/
Astöcker711/
Gaticker710/
Atticker710/
Houtekier67271/
Ashtoyker6771/
Etiker6758/
Atakır6754/
Otaker6753/
Otiker6747/
Atikir6721/
Atakir6717/
Osthecker678/
Heitekker671/

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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 Ateker
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