Atiu Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
French Polynesia
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Atiu Surname User-submission:

The Atiu surname comes from the name of a small island in the Cook Islands archipelago, located about halfway between American Samoa and French Polynesia in the Pacific island chain. It is often used by people of Polynesian and Samoan heritage or people with connections to the Pacific Islands when it is used as a surname.

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Atiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
French Polynesia1841:1,526259
Nigeria1121:1,581,63259,341
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Atiu (185) may also be a first name.

Atiu Surname Meaning

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The Atiu surname comes from the name of a small island in the Cook Islands archipelago, located about halfway between American Samoa and French Polynesia in the Pacific island chain. It is often used by people of Polynesian and Samoan heritage or people with connections to the Pacific Islands when it is used as a surname.

- keylimekiller

Atiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atiu (Hindi: अतीउ) has its highest incidence in French Polynesia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atiu? popularity and diffusion

Atiu is the 752,779th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 19,127,417 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 59 percent of Atiu live; 59 percent live in Oceania Islands and 48 percent live in Polynesia. It is also the 669,105th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 185 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in French Polynesia, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 1,526. Without taking into account French Polynesia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atiou89350/
Gatiu8969/
Atieu8925/
Hatiu8920/
Atius897/
Atiua894/
Attiu894/
Atiue892/
Atihu892/
Athiu892/
Atihou80220/
Attiou80159/
Gateiu8045/
Athiou8037/
Athieu8017/
Hathiu806/
Athihu805/
Gaitiu803/
Autieu802/
Hatieu802/
Atiaou801/
Hatiua801/
Haatiu801/
Aetiuh801/
Atijou801/
Attius801/
Gatihu801/
Gathiu801/
Attiue801/
Athius800/
Otiu75305/
Etiu75204/
Atyu752/
Atju751/
Authieu7326/
Attihau739/
Attihou737/
Gataiyu734/
Attijui731/
Achtiue731/
Hathius731/
Austeiu731/
Hathiju731/
Ahttiou731/
Otoiu67362/
Atoju67162/
Atuju67105/
Ateyu6792/
Hotiu6784/
Atjau6741/
Ateau677/
Atehu676/
Atjui675/
Attjioui674/
Gatyu673/
Etieu673/
Etihu673/
Atjus673/
Otius672/
Ateju672/
Atyue671/
Otihu671/
Attaijou671/
Ashtijou671/
Haastiup671/
Atyou671/
Atuyu671/
Gotiu671/

Atiu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Atiu in the Hindi language
अतीउati'u25
अतिुatiu25
अतिउati'u25
अतीउल्लाati'ulla25

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