Atema Surname

179,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kiribati

Atema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0851:42,5624,436
Nigeria4821:367,51619,654
Netherlands4011:42,1137,138
Cameroon1101:188,81019,696
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Uganda461:848,68039,357
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
India211:36,526,923420,161
Benin161:645,97538,126
Kiribati41:28,352669
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
France11:66,422,722504,397
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Atema (731) may also be a first name.

Atema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Atema (Marathi: फ़ातेमा) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 179,201st most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,060,708 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Atema reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 42 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 304,836th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 731 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 1,085 people, or 1 in 42,562. In Kenya Atema is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 66 percent live, Nairobi County, where 9 percent live and Vihiga County, where 9 percent live. Apart from Kenya Atema exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and The Netherlands, where 17 percent live.

Atema Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Atema last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Atema earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 43.85% more than the national average, earning $62,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.67% less than the national average, earning $43,388 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Attema911,120/
Ateema91285/
Aitema91169/
Atemah9169/
Atemat9157/
Gatema9129/
Atemga9119/
Hatema9111/
Athema913/
Atemad913/
Eatema912/
Atiema912/
Ateama911/
Atemai911/
Atemea911/
Atemas911/
Atemap911/
Autema911/
Ashtema83123/
Asteima8363/
Haytema8360/
Haitema8358/
Aitemad8328/
Hateema8328/
Hatemaa839/
Athemaj838/
Gatemai837/
Eatemad835/
Aitaema833/
Gathema832/
Aztemad832/
Hattema831/
Gattema831/
Aathema831/
Atemaha831/
Ateimat831/
Attiema831/
Autemai831/
Autemea831/
Atama8015,704/
Otema808,372/
Atima806,037/
Atemo802,188/
Ateme801,272/
Atoma801,155/
Atemi80447/
Etema80151/
Atemy801/
Haijtema7758/
Gattemma773/
Atëhemaj773/
Atemahah771/
Hateimah771/
Atiemo735,546/
Attama734,049/
Ettema731,039/
Hatima73655/
Hatemi73597/
Atimah73563/
Hatemy73494/
Hatama73421/
Atamau73391/
Ottema73382/
Autama73370/
Atamah73367/
Atemie73336/
Otiema73268/
Atimga73243/
Hatoma73185/
Atemiz73155/
Aitama73147/
Attoma73134/
Atamai73118/
Hotema73112/
Ostema73101/
Etaema7381/
Atamma7376/
Etemah7365/
Athima7361/
Atemis7357/
Etiema7339/
Atimas7328/
Attima7328/
Atieme7328/
Gatemi7327/
Astemo7327/
Atamay7326/
Gatima7325/
Eteama7323/
Aitima7322/
Astima7319/
Atemou7318/
Atimai7317/
Hateme7316/
Ahtama7314/
Gatemo7314/
Eatima7312/
Otemai7311/
Hatemo7310/
Atomay7310/
Atimad738/
Athemy738/
Otemaa737/
Atomah737/
Ataima737/
Atteme737/
Etemau737/
Athoma737/
Etemma735/
Athama735/
Atisma735/
Ateumo735/
Autima735/
Atomma735/
Atamea734/
Atimea734/
Ethema734/
Adtemi733/
Otemah733/
Atahma733/
Attemo733/
Atomai733/
Atomea733/
Aitoma733/
Hetema733/
Athemo733/
Astemi733/
Atemop732/
Atimha732/
Attemi732/
Ateeme732/
Atemet732/
Atemoh732/
Atimat732/
Atoima732/
Atheme732/
Oteema732/
Oteima732/
Atomha731/
Atam'a731/
Atemes731/
Atemeh731/
Otemga731/
Atemge731/
Otemma731/
Gateme731/
Gotema731/
Etemay731/
Aiteme731/
Aatima731/
Athemi731/
Atihma731/
Atimaa731/
Atamaa731/
Ataama731/
Atehmo731/
Aytima731/
Eutema731/
Ahteme731/
Atuima731/
Autemo731/
Atteahmma711/
Huitema672,788/
Hatimah672,615/
Aytemiz672,294/
Attamah671,541/
Hettema67842/
Gathima67359/
Auttama67330/
Oostema67233/
Hattoma67205/
Hetemaj67194/
Aytemis67162/
Aitamai67130/
Haitama67126/
Aittama67115/
Hateami6779/
Hautemo6759/
Aithima6758/
Hoytema6755/
Atiemie6747/
Hatamah6743/
Ateimie6741/
Ethemaj6737/
Ahtimaa6732/
Attemou6729/
Atthima6728/
Hoitema6725/
Atiemoh6725/
Astemer6725/
Ettemma6722/
Aitamaa6721/
Atahama6718/
Hatamaa6716/
Hetemaa6716/
Aitomaa6715/
Ateemes6714/
Hattama6714/
Attaima6713/
Attamma6712/
Attimah6712/
Gattima679/
Hatimas677/
Atheimi677/
Attemis677/
Hatomah676/
Athemed676/
Houtema676/
Audtama676/
Hatomma675/
Aitamma675/
Athamma675/
Athahma675/
Gattemi674/
Atthemi674/
Hathima674/
Aijtima674/
Attamau673/
Etaemai673/
Ahtomaa673/
Aetamma672/
Aitimma672/
Hastima672/
Hatimaa672/
Hattima672/
Aitimad672/
Gaitima672/
Atimash672/
Aytemiş672/
Hatemie672/
Hatamai672/
Ottemad671/
Eatamma671/
Eathima671/
Eatimad671/
Gottema671/
Atimaja671/
Ataamah671/
Hatamay671/
Attahma671/
Attamai671/
Attemie671/
Hautoma671/
Hatemmi671/
Hatemou671/
Otemaia671/
Otemmah671/
Goutema671/
Haiteme671/
Ehtemai671/
Ethemau671/
Ahtemey671/
Aitemiz671/
Athemou671/
Atehmeh671/
Atehmoh671/
Atemesh671/
Autoima671/
Austima671/
Atttama671/
Aytemez671/
Aytemiç671/
Aatimad671/
Hayteme671/
Attaama671/
Atammah671/
Etemmai671/
Eattima671/
Authama671/
Atammma671/
Ottemay670/

Atema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Atema in the Marathi language
फ़ातेमाfatema94.87
फ़ातेमाबानोfatemabano2.56
आतेमाatema1.28
ातेमाatema1.28

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