Atenge Surname
Approximately 3,359 people bear this surname
Atenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,312 | 1:16,886 | 2,616 |
| Kenya | 1,013 | 1:45,587 | 4,715 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
Atenge (45) may also be a first name.
Atenge Demographics
Atenge Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Atenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Atenge (Russian: Атенгэ) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Atenge click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atenge? popularity and diffusion
The last name Atenge is the 134,096th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,169,558 people. Atenge occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Atenge live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 45 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 2,312 people, or 1 in 16,886. In Uganda Atenge is most numerous in: Tororo District, where 34 percent reside, Bugiri District, where 13 percent reside and Pallisa District, where 11 percent reside. Other than Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 30 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Atenge Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Atenge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Atenge in the Russian language | ||
| Атенгэ | atenge | - |
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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 Atenge
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