Atieno Surname

2,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226,695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Atieno Surname User-submission:

Atieno is a patronymic Luo (River Lake Nilotes who live in East Africa) surname. It derives from the female name, given to people born during the night. It is derived from the Luo word otieno, meaning 'night'. The male variant for this name is Otieno.

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Atieno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya223,1431:20715
Uganda3,0611:12,7542,087
Tanzania2091:253,30920,479
United States371:9,796,187405,931
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
England221:2,532,63991,802
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Iceland131:29,2382,297
Israel111:777,96750,646
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Atieno (49,566) may also be a first name.

Atieno Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Atieno is a patronymic Luo (River Lake Nilotes who live in East Africa) surname. It derives from the female name, given to people born during the night. It is derived from the Luo word otieno, meaning 'night'. The male variant for this name is Otieno. It has became a very popular surname in Kenya.

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Atieno Last Name Facts

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

Atieno is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Atieno.

How Common Is The Last Name Atieno? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,430th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,147 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Atieno are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Atieno is also the 18,634th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 49,566 people.

Atieno is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 223,143 people, or 1 in 207. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 21 percent reside, Siaya County, where 20 percent reside and Homa Bay County, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 52 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Atieno Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Atieno are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

Atieno earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.37% less than the national average, earning $35,652 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atyieno924/
Astieno923/
Atiheno922/
Ahtieno922/
Atieino921/
Atienoi921/
Atienou921/
Atienoj921/
Atiengo921/
Aatieno921/
Aitieno921/
Attieno921/
Athiieno864/
Athienno862/
Atthieno862/
Atiengno861/
Athtieno861/
Athjieno861/
Atihieno861/
Attienou861/
Athienoo861/
Athienoh861/
Otieno83573,228/
Atyeno831,539/
Atiena835/
Atiino835/
Ateino833/
Ottieno7710/
Athyeno774/
Astiena774/
Athiena773/
Otyieno772/
Otienoi771/
Ootieno771/
Ohtieno771/
Otiheno771/
Otienno771/
Otiengo771/
Atienga771/
Attiena771/
Gatiyono7147/
Hatiyono7123/
Hatjinos719/
Otiengno717/
Othiieno714/
Othienoa711/
Othienno711/
Otihieno711/
Othyieno711/
Haitiena711/
Otyeno67655/
Oteino679/
Atjena673/
Atiina672/
Otiino671/
Otiena671/

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