Atewah Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Atewah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atewah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
England21:27,859,030389,889
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Atewah (22) may also be a first name.

Atewah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Atewah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Atewah occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atewah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Atewah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Atewah reside; 76 percent reside in Central Africa and 76 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Atewah is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 22 people.

The surname Atewah is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon Atewah is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 92 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent are found and Libya, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gatewah9222/
Ateawah921/
Atehwah921/
Atewa91105/
Gateweah861/
Ataewa83144/
Aitewa8378/
Ateiwa8366/
Atawah8350/
Hatewa8349/
Atowah8332/
Ateewa8319/
Athewa8317/
Ateywa836/
Atewua834/
Attewa833/
Atewad831/
Ateway831/
Otewah831/
Ateuwa831/
Atehwa831/
Astewa831/
Atiwah831/
Atiewoh7748/
Attawah776/
Hateway773/
Hatewad772/
Attiewa772/
Haitewa772/
Hathewa771/
Aitewad771/
Atebaha771/
Gaitewa771/
Astewua771/
Atiewua771/
Atteway770/
Ateba7317,661/
Atawa731,029/
Etewa73341/
Otewa73187/
Ateva73147/
Atiwa73136/
Atewo7367/
Hatheway711,056/
Hateebah714/
Ahtheway713/
Hattawah712/
Hatteway711/
Gataywah711/
Gatheway710/
Ataeva6779,959/
Atoeva677,771/
Aiteva674,067/
Gateva671,340/
Atahua67665/
Ateeba67300/
Ateeva67288/
Attawa67232/
Atieva67164/
Atteba67143/
Hateba67135/
Atheba67123/
Attiwa67109/
Atevad6754/
Gatywa6747/
Atoway6728/
Aitawa6726/
Hatawa6724/
Atawai6721/
Athawa6719/
Atowho6716/
Ataway6714/
Athiwa6711/
Atiewo6711/
Etowah679/
Etiewa678/
Atiwat676/
Atowua674/
Hotewa674/
Ateyba673/
Autawa673/
Aiteba673/
Asteva672/
Hatheaway672/
Atiwai672/
Atiwas672/
Hateva672/
Otawah672/
Otebah672/
Atavah671/
Gatewo671/
Ativah671/
Atahwo671/
Ateabo671/
Eteiwa671/
Ateyua671/
Atyhwa671/
Hetewa671/
Hatywa671/
Outewa671/
Atiwau671/
Ateaba671/
Atebau671/
Ateiba671/
Ayteba671/
Eateva671/
Ehhteewah671/
Ataywa671/
Atehbo671/
Otewho671/
Auteba671/
Heatheway670/

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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 Atewah
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