Athama Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Athama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Athama (84) may also be a first name.
Athama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Athama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Athama (Marathi: आथमा) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Athama? popularity and diffusion
Athama is the 8,193,072nd most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Athama is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Athama live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 84 people.
It is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is most numerous in: Kerala, where 50 percent live and Maharashtra, where 50 percent live. Aside from India it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 40 percent live and Nigeria, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Athama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Athama in the Marathi language | ||
| आथमा | athama | - |
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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 Athama
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