Atenafu Surname

79,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Atenafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atenafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia6,1171:15,9472,188
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889

Atenafu (6,827) may also be a first name.

Atenafu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Atenafu occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atenafu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 79,647th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,190,386 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Atenafu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Atenafu is also the 78,873rd most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 6,827 people.

The surname Atenafu is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 6,117 people, or 1 in 15,947. Without taking into account Ethiopia Atenafu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atnafu9227,461/
Atenaf9237/
Atinafu8616,750/
Atenafe861,455/
Atnafou868/
Atenafa864/
Atanafu862/
Atnafiu861/
Atnaf832,581/
Atnfu831/
Atinafua804/
Aitenafo802/
Atenafie801/
Atnafuwa801/
Atinaf773,542/
Atnafe772,924/
Atanaf7720/
Atanfu774/
Atnafi771/
Atenfa771/
Atnf731/
Atinafe712,101/
Atnafai71237/
Atenova71145/
Atanafe71125/
Atnafie7131/
Atanafa714/
Atienva714/
Atanavu712/
Adenefu712/
Etenafo712/
Atienfi711/
Atenifi711/
Atanaaf711/
Atenhof711/
Attanaf711/
Attnafe711/
Adeniyiafu711/
Aytenova67668/
Atenyaev67249/
Aitenova67232/
Ahteneva6710/
Atinafie679/
Ayteneva678/
Autenova678/
Ateanova674/
Atunfuwa673/
Atanafeo673/
Atannafo671/
Ateunavi671/
Atenyouf671/
Yatienva671/
Adnaf671/
Iatenavi671/
Ottenauv670/

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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 Atenafu
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