Atoba Surname
Approximately 2,808 people bear this surname
Atoba Surname User-submission:
The surname Atoba means 'kingship recite'. It is commonly used in North Central Region and South West Region, Nigeria.
Atoba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,797 | 1:98,577 | 6,728 |
| DR Congo | 903 | 1:81,816 | 9,431 |
| Uganda | 47 | 1:830,623 | 38,869 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Congo | 8 | 1:623,637 | 15,053 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
The alternate forms: Atobá (1) are calculated separately.
Atoba (280) may also be a first name.
Atoba Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Atoba means 'kingship recite'. It is commonly used in North Central Region and South West Region, Nigeria.
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Atoba Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Atoba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atoba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Atoba (Marathi: अतोबा) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Atobá. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atoba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Atoba is the 155,981st most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,595,280 people. Atoba is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Atoba are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 530,161st most common first name globally. It is borne by 280 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,797 people, or 1 in 98,577. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 29 percent are found, Ogun, where 18 percent are found and Oyo, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Atoba is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 32 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Atoba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Atoba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Atoba in the Marathi language | ||
| अतोबा | atoba | 60 |
| आतोबा | atoba | 40 |
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Footnotes
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