Atimu Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Atimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2821:138,43712,557
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Atimu (99) may also be a first name.

Atimu Last Name Facts

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

Atimu occurs most in Uganda. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Atimu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 821,713th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. The last name Atimu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Atimu are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 951,070th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 99 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 282 people, or 1 in 138,437. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Buikwe District, where 10 percent are found, Hoima District, where 10 percent are found and Buliisa District, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found and Ghana, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gatimu916,538/
Hatimu91219/
Atimut9142/
Atimou9141/
Attimu9113/
Astimu9112/
Atiomu9111/
Ataimu914/
Athimu912/
Atiemu911/
Atimuj911/
Atimeu911/
Atimus911/
Hatimou83262/
Hathimu8317/
Attimou839/
Hautimu838/
Gathimu832/
Hastimu831/
Attimus830/
Ateimus830/
Atumu801,012/
Etimu80373/
Otimu80148/
Atemu8063/
Hattimou7710/
Hatoimou771/
Atimoe73116/
Hatumu7319/
Atemou7318/
Autemu7312/
Attemu738/
Oetimu736/
Etimou732/
Atumuh731/
Otuimu731/
Aitumu731/
Etimuh731/
Hatemu731/
Ottimu731/
Otimgu731/
Otimou731/
Etiemu731/
Atimoo731/
Hathimuph711/
Aytemuz6793/
Etoimou6732/
Attemou6729/
Gattemu674/
Hothimu673/
Gottimu673/
Athemou671/
Hatemou671/

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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 Atimu
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