Atenyo Surname
Approximately 1,997 people bear this surname
Atenyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,977 | 1:19,747 | 2,927 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Atenyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atenyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Atenyo occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Atenyo.
How Common Is The Last Name Atenyo? popularity and diffusion
Atenyo is the 207,335th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,649,247 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Atenyo are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,977 people, or 1 in 19,747. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Gulu District, where 21 percent reside, Amuru District, where 21 percent reside and Kitgum District, where 21 percent reside. Barring Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Atenyo
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