Athiru Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Athiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Athiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Athiru (25) may also be a first name.

Athiru Last Name Facts

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

Athiru is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Athiru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Athiru are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Athiru is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 25 people.

Athiru is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Sokoto, where 42 percent reside, Lagos, where 17 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 8 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 13 percent reside and Kenya, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gathiru921,930/
Atthiru9281/
Athairu9270/
Athirou9217/
Athioru921/
Atiru91295/
Gathairu8689/
Atthairu8637/
Atthirou866/
Aathirou861/
Gathiruh861/
Aatthiru861/
Atairu83719/
Athuru83171/
Atirou8382/
Attiru8322/
Gatiru8310/
Atheru835/
Othiru832/
Hatiru831/
Atuhru831/
Aatiru831/
Ahtiru831/
Atieru831/
Attahairu809/
Authairut801/
Hathairut801/
Atahgirou801/
Atahairou801/
Hathairou801/
Attahieru801/
Gaithuiru801/
Gatheru772,880/
Attairu771,278/
Atthuru7731/
Atairou7725/
Athyrou7724/
Attirou7712/
Hatairu7712/
Ahtairu7710/
Authuru773/
Atherru772/
Atherus772/
Hathuru772/
Ahatiru772/
Hothiru771/
Hatieru771/
Atairru771/
Aathuru771/
Attieru771/
Atirout771/
Attahairou753/
Aturu731,526/
Ateru73300/
Etiru7353/
Otiru7330/
Hattairu71106/
Attaihru7124/
Attairou717/
Attairru716/
Attairhu715/
Adtairou712/
Hatairou711/
Ahttairu711/
Attirouy711/
Aththuru711/
Gateru671,129/
Atyrau67807/
Atturu67367/
Othuru67300/
Otairu6762/
Eaturu6712/
Aeturu6711/
Ethuru6710/
Atueru679/
Gautherau676/
Aiteru675/
Aaturu673/
Auturu673/
Atuuru672/
Asteru672/
Adteru671/
Atteru671/
Ajteru671/
Ataîru671/
Hautairau671/
Aterou671/

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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
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  • 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 Athiru
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