Atessa Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Atessa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 36 | 1:533,112 | 13,750 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Atessa (83) may also be a first name.
Atessa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atessa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Atessa is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Atessa.
How Common Is The Last Name Atessa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Atessa is the 3,141,416th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Atessa live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Chadic Africa. Atessa is also the 1,052,971st most frequent first name in the world, held by 83 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Niger, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 533,112. In Niger Atessa is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 64 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 28 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 6 percent are found. Besides Niger Atessa occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 5 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 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 Atessa
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