Ateru Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Ateru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 135 | 1:289,180 | 20,376 |
| Kenya | 101 | 1:457,227 | 24,042 |
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| Kiribati | 9 | 1:12,601 | 393 |
Ateru (540) may also be a first name.
Ateru Demographics
Ateru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ateru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ateru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ateru (Hindi: अतरु) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ateru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 893,754th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,291,820 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ateru live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ateru is also the 362,702nd most widely held first name internationally, held by 540 people.
It is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 289,180. In Uganda it is most common in: Serere District, where 38 percent live, Amuria District, where 17 percent live and Soroti District, where 16 percent live. Besides Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 34 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.
Ateru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ateru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ateru in the Hindi language | ||
| अतरु | ataru | - |
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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 Ateru
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