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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Atoba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atoba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Atoba (Marathi: अतोबा) is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as: Atobá. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Atoba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 155,981st most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,595,280 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 prevalent first name globally, borne by 280 people.
The surname Atoba is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,797 people, or 1 in 98,577. In Nigeria Atoba is most common in: Benue, where 29 percent reside, Ogun, where 18 percent reside and Oyo, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 32 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.
Atoba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly 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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