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 Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atoba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Atoba (Marathi: अतोबा) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Atobá. Click here for other potential spellings of Atoba.
How Common Is The Last Name Atoba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Atoba is the 155,981st most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,595,280 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Atoba reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 530,161st most frequently occurring forename on earth It is held by 280 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,797 people, or 1 in 98,577. In Nigeria Atoba is primarily found in: Benue, where 29 percent are found, Ogun, where 18 percent are found and Oyo, where 9 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs 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 devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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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