Atelu Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Atelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1661:278,19218,180
Uganda1011:386,52824,497
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Atelu (138) may also be a first name.

Atelu Last Name Facts

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

Atelu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atelu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 961,438th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. Atelu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Atelu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 787,636th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 138 people.

Atelu is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 278,192. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Busia County, where 98 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 37 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Atelu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Atelu last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atelus91376/
Gatelu9112/
Ataelu915/
Atelui912/
Atelou911/
Hatelu911/
Athelus83240/
Attelus83198/
Gatelau8311/
Gattelu836/
Autelus834/
Gateelu833/
Atelius832/
Asteluz832/
Hatelup831/
Atelhou831/
Attelou831/
Atalu801,488/
Otelu80323/
Atilu80222/
Etelu80122/
Atolu8060/
Astelius7710/
Aitelhou774/
Atetellu773/
Attielou771/
Ahtelius771/
Authelus771/
Hastelux771/
Atilus73702/
Ataalu73198/
Atoğlu73148/
Atalau7336/
Atalui7334/
Atoliu7321/
Otelus7317/
Ataleu7313/
Atilou7310/
Ottelu736/
Atalyu736/
Otelou736/
Atholu735/
Gatilu734/
Athalu734/
Aitolu734/
Attalu732/
Atiliu732/
Gotelu731/
Autalu731/
Attolu731/
Hotelu731/
Ostelu731/
Ateloo731/
Aitelhous711/
Attilus67242/
Atioğlu67206/
Aithalu676/
Othelus676/
Autallu675/
Aitelhouss674/
Hotelus674/
Athoilu674/
Astilus674/
Hathalu673/
Atilius673/
Ottelus672/
Attilou672/
Autilus672/
Athilus672/
Hatilou671/
Atollou671/
Haththelau671/
Eettelu671/
Aitholu671/
Aetoleu671/
Attholu671/
Attollu671/
Athuilu671/
Atilous671/
Hatoğlu671/

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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 Atelu
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