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
Atoba (Marathi: अतोबा) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may 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 last name is the 155,981st most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,595,280 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Atoba live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 530,161st most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 280 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,797 people, or 1 in 98,577. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 29 percent live, Ogun, where 18 percent live and Oyo, where 9 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.
Atoba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying 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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Footnotes
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