Atighe Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Atighe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atighe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
Mauritania231:178,0389,291
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Atighe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Atighe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﺘﻴﻖ) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atighe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Atighe is the 2,414,640th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Atighe occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Atighe reside; 60 percent reside in Central Africa and 60 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 546,554. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 95 percent reside, Centre Region, where 3 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 3 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 37 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atigheh9214/
Aatighe921/
Atige9123/
Atighi8369/
Ateghe8360/
Atiger8338/
Atigha8327/
Gatige8315/
Atigee8314/
Athige8312/
Atioge835/
Otighe833/
Atigie832/
Astige831/
Hatige831/
Gathige77469/
Attiger77140/
Atiegha77127/
Otaighe779/
Ataigha776/
Ateghie773/
Atiegeh772/
Ataigie772/
Attigha772/
Ateigeh771/
Ategheh771/
Ateigha771/
Ataiger771/
Ateinge771/
Atigier771/
Autiger771/
Hatigje771/
Atteghe771/
Eatiger771/
Eastige770/
Atiga732,779/
Atigi73337/
Atege73211/
Atigy733/
Otige731/
Hattiger7118/
Otoigihe711/
Aiteghie711/
Attiegha711/
Atigui67637/
Ategha67219/
Attiga67111/
Otiger6771/
Otighi6768/
Atiega6759/
Ategie6741/
Oteghe6728/
Hatege6727/
Gatege6721/
Ateger676/
Otiege674/
Ateiga673/
Autege673/
Gatigi673/
Ateege672/
Atigga672/
Athiga672/
Ahtiga671/
Otuige671/
Otigha671/
Autigi671/
Ategee671/
Astigi671/
Ateage671/
Ateghi671/
Hatiga671/
Atigit671/
Otigie671/
Otaige671/

Atighe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Atighe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻌﺘﻴﻖaltyq83.33
ﻋﺘﻴﻖtyq8.33
ﻋﺎﺗﻜﻪatkh8.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Atighe
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