Ateku Surname
Approximately 489 people bear this surname
Ateku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 343 | 1:134,635 | 11,036 |
| Nigeria | 106 | 1:1,671,158 | 61,739 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Ateku (25) may also be a first name.
Ateku Demographics
Ateku Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ateku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ateku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ateku is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ateku? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ateku is the 626,382nd most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,902,957 people. Ateku is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ateku are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 38 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 25 people.
The last name Ateku is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 343 people, or 1 in 134,635. In Kenya Ateku is most frequent in: Vihiga County, where 43 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 29 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 24 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Ateku Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ateku surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Ateku earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atieku | 91 | 1,336 | / |
| Atekou | 91 | 183 | / |
| Ataeku | 91 | 2 | / |
| Atekeu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ateuku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hateku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Attieku | 83 | 280 | / |
| Attekou | 83 | 52 | / |
| Atiekou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ateukeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Atiku | 80 | 54,451 | / |
| Ataku | 80 | 310 | / |
| Oteku | 80 | 306 | / |
| Atoku | 80 | 284 | / |
| Eteku | 80 | 239 | / |
| Attiekou | 77 | 35 | / |
| Atikou | 73 | 3,022 | / |
| Otieku | 73 | 912 | / |
| Attiku | 73 | 157 | / |
| Ataiku | 73 | 142 | / |
| Aitaku | 73 | 118 | / |
| Hatiku | 73 | 60 | / |
| Etieku | 73 | 31 | / |
| Athoku | 73 | 15 | / |
| Oteiku | 73 | 13 | / |
| Atakui | 73 | 11 | / |
| Atakeu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Aitoku | 73 | 9 | / |
| Atakau | 73 | 6 | / |
| Autoku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Attaku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Heteku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gatiku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Otekou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Atikuu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Atikux | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aatiku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atokeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Athecu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Otheku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atitku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atikku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atikau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hataku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atayku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Attikou | 67 | 2,364 | / |
| Attakuy | 67 | 47 | / |
| Aitokou | 67 | 24 | / |
| Aïtokou | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gatuiku | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hathiku | 67 | 10 | / |
| Attakui | 67 | 7 | / |
| Attakhu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aîtokou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Atjkhuy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hatikou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hatescu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gataiku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hatakui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eteckou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adtokou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hetekui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atikaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atiokou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ateku
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