Atemu Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Atemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda541:722,95035,796
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Atemu (33) may also be a first name.

Atemu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atemu is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atemu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Atemu is the 2,414,640th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Atemu are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Atemu is also the 1,807,719th most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 33 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 722,950. In Uganda Atemu is mostly concentrated in: Soroti District, where 72 percent are found, Amuria District, where 19 percent are found and Serere District, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 6 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atemou9118/
Autemu9112/
Attemu918/
Atiemu911/
Hatemu911/
Aytemuz8393/
Attemou8329/
Gattemu834/
Athemou831/
Hatemou831/
Ateimus830/
Otemu80647/
Atamu80362/
Atimu80338/
Etemu80171/
Atomu8022/
Gatimu736,538/
Atamau73391/
Hatimu73219/
Atimut7342/
Atimou7341/
Atomou7340/
Hatamu7319/
Ettemu7318/
Attimu7313/
Astimu7312/
Atiomu7311/
Etemau737/
Oteemu737/
Attamu735/
Ataimu734/
Aitamu733/
Adtamu733/
Athimu732/
Otemui731/
Atimuj731/
Aatamu731/
Atimeu731/
Ethemu731/
Etiemu731/
Atimus731/
Aithemmou711/
Hatimou67262/
Atahamu6725/
Oztemuz6722/
Hathimu6717/
Attimou679/
Hautimu678/
Athamou676/
Attamau673/
Gathimu672/
Atammou672/
Ethemau671/
Ethemou671/
Hastimu671/
Gottemu671/
Hatamuu671/
Aytamou671/
Ahatamu671/
Attimus670/

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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 Atemu
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