Atencio Surname

7,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73,465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Panama

Atencio Surname Definition:

Descendant of Atanosio [Atanasio]. Spanish form of Athanasius (immortal).

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Atencio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela22,6221:1,335236
Panama13,2821:29559
Colombia10,1171:4,722716
Peru7,2811:4,365714
Argentina6,5981:6,478661
United States5,4621:66,3607,745
Philippines5,2601:19,2472,328
Costa Rica1,0211:4,682385
Cuba4571:25,2141,421
Chile4251:41,4512,009
Ecuador2091:76,1055,572
Brazil1621:1,321,44645,095
Spain1201:389,60021,500
Bolivia1021:104,0834,003
Uruguay481:71,4957,517
Mexico481:2,585,96321,318
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Canada441:837,40065,151
Paraguay251:289,4704,710
Aruba181:5,749789
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Puerto Rico131:273,0882,549
England81:6,964,757184,742
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France21:33,211,361423,184
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2911:172,57315,534

The alternate forms: Átencio (1), Àtencio (1) & Atêncio (1) are calculated separately.

Atencio (159) may also be a first name.

Atencio Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Descendant of Atanosio [Atanasio]. Spanish form of Athanasius (immortal).

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

The Atencio surname traces back to 1,100 AD as Athanasio, to a Saint Athanasio who fought against white supremacy. Before Saint Athanasio, the surname had its origin in Amarna, Egypt. It is linked to an exodus of Akhenaten from Egypt into Greece, where the name changed into Athanasio, which means 'immortal like the sun god'.

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Atencio Last Name Facts

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

Atencio is found most frequently in Venezuela. It may occur in the variant forms: Átencio, Àtencio or Atêncio. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atencio? popularity and diffusion

The surname Atencio is the 7,726th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 99,198 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Atencio are found; 65 percent are found in South America and 44 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 727,628th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 159 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Venezuela, where it is held by 22,622 people, or 1 in 1,335. In Venezuela it is most common in: Zulia, where 85 percent are found, Miranda, where 2 percent are found and Mérida, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Venezuela this surname exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Panama, where 18 percent are found and Colombia, where 14 percent are found.

Atencio Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Atencio has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Atencio last name rose 1,877 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Atencio Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Atencio last name are 6.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.2% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Atencio earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 16.15% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,254 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.8% less than the national average, earning $17,071,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.16% more than the national average, earning $43,220 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.85% less than the national average, earning $40,319 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Átencio951/
Àtencio951/
Atêncio951/
Autencio931,214/
Attencio9338/
Astencio9323/
Atiencio9320/
Hatencio935/
Atencioz931/
Atencios931/
Atenco922,761/
Atncio921/
Asencio8645,024/
Atencia8616,098/
Acencio862,642/
Atincio866/
Atencuo861/
Atienco861/
Atendco861/
Atemcio861/
Attenco861/
Ancio83243/
Asencios807,280/
Atiencia802,442/
Ausencio80812/
Assencio80704/
Attencia8097/
Autencia8068/
Aucencio8060/
Acencios8056/
Atencias8021/
Gotencio8010/
Hatencia806/
Ostencio805/
Aseencio802/
Autincio802/
Azcencio802/
Hacencio801/
Aacencio801/
Asenncio801/
Hotencio801/
Othencio801/
Gancio77525/
Amncio77226/
Anciot77164/
Hancio7734/
Atenzo7733/
Atenca7714/
Otenco7710/
Auncio773/
Atinco771/
Ancios771/
D'asencio754/
Hostencio753/
Gautencia752/
Authencia751/
Assencios751/
Asscencio751/
Austencia751/
Anco735,685/
Atienzo712,096/
Asencia7197/
Heancio7179/
D'Ascencio7144/
Aincioa7131/
Atienca712/
Atincia712/
Atência711/
Acincio711/
Otencia711/
Asincio711/
Hanco671,850/
Ancho671,352/
Ancia67500/
Ausencia67130/
Oncio6751/
Ancoy679/
Ostencia677/
Andco676/
Assêncio674/
Ancoh673/
Atiennzo673/
Ancoa672/
Hotencia672/
Attienzo672/
Ôncio671/
Amcio671/
Ancso671/
Athienzo671/
Ascemcio671/
Ancuo671/
Ainco670/

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