Atitu Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Atitu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atitu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Atitu (13) may also be a first name.

Atitu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atitu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atitu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Atitu is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Atitu live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Atitu is mostly found in: Delta, where 65 percent are found, Lagos, where 18 percent are found and Ekiti, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Atitu exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 21 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gatitu911,835/
Atitus91246/
Atitou9110/
Hatitu911/
Gathitu831,184/
Astitou83472/
Ahtitou839/
Attaitu836/
Hatitou835/
Attitou831/
Atutu80563/
Etitu8050/
Otitu8031/
Atetu8011/
Asstitou771/
Astitouh771/
Atetus7367/
Atitoe7334/
Etietu7318/
Ateutu7315/
Etitou7311/
Atetou736/
Etitau736/
Atitoo734/
Aitutu733/
Atuetu732/
Etaitu731/
Atutui731/
Ettitu731/
Adtetu731/
Authaitus711/
Eititus674/
Hathaituth672/
Attetou671/
Etuitui671/

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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 Atitu
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