Atenji Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Atenji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 163 | 1:1,086,765 | 45,077 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Atenji (30) may also be a first name.
Atenji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atenji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Atenji occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Atenji? popularity and diffusion
The last name Atenji is the 1,353,468th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname Atenji occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Atenji reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held first name globally, held by 30 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 1,086,765. In Nigeria Atenji is most prevalent in: Taraba, where 98 percent are found, Lagos, where 1 percent are found and Adamawa, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Atenji occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Atenji
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