Atnafu Surname

19,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Atnafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atnafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia27,3661:3,565592
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Atnafu (19,467) may also be a first name.

Atnafu Last Name Facts

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

Atnafu is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atnafu? popularity and diffusion

Atnafu is the 19,916th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 265,378 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Atnafu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 38,618th most numerous forename internationally It is held by 19,467 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 27,366 people, or 1 in 3,565. Apart from Ethiopia Atnafu is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Atnafu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Atnafu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Atnafu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.86% less than the national average, earning $33,283 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atnafou928/
Athnafu921/
Anafu91575/
Anafau8334/
Hanafu833/
Anafui833/
Anafou833/
Ganafu832/
Angafu831/
Aneafu831/
Anaafu831/
Ganafau776/
Ganafou774/
Angafuh773/
Hanafou773/
Anafous771/
Annafou771/
Anofu7311/
Hanafous71131/
Hanafoup7120/
Anhayfou714/
Hannafus712/
Hanafout711/
Gainafou711/
Gangafou711/
Hanafoush671,326/
Anofui673/
Hannafuis672/
Anofou671/
Onafau671/
Anafoe671/
Anaufoo624/
Ahanofu623/
Anoufou622/
Hanafoo620/
Honafous577/
Ganoufou571/
Honafuss570/
Honnafus570/
Onofu5510/
Honnafous530/
Gonofu5021/
Onofou502/

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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
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  • 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 Atnafu
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