Atobu Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Atobu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atobu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Atobu (31) may also be a first name.

Atobu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atobu is found most in Uganda. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atobu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Atobu live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most common given name globally. It is borne by 31 people.

It is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 1,626,637. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kaberamaido District, where 58 percent live, Arua District, where 29 percent live and Masindi District, where 4 percent live. Outside of Uganda Atobu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gatobu912,867/
Hatobu9155/
Atoobu911/
Atobuh911/
Atobou911/
Atoubou8356/
Autobus836/
Athobut831/
Atubu80763/
Etobu80217/
Atabu80151/
Otobu80127/
Atowu8047/
Atebu8026/
Attoubou77313/
Autobush771/
Atoubouî771/
Aitoubou771/
Aitubu73330/
Athabu73264/
Hatabu73182/
Atabui7363/
Atabou7360/
Gatubu7348/
Aitovu7335/
Atabut7316/
Otobus739/
Attabu738/
Otobeu735/
Gatabu734/
Atabuh734/
Atawou734/
Autabu734/
Otobou733/
Atabuy733/
Atabau733/
Etobou733/
Hatubu732/
Atowou732/
Athebu732/
Hatebu732/
Atabus731/
Atabud731/
Otoubu731/
Etuobu731/
Atubut731/
Atubuh731/
Atuubu731/
Atebau731/
Atoboe731/
Ataabu731/
Attebu731/
Ataubu731/
Attabou67663/
Otoubou6794/
Hattabu6741/
Gotobuy6715/
Aatabou679/
Hatabou677/
Hatubou673/
Attabut672/
Aitabou672/
Hathabu671/
Atahabu671/
Atuowwu671/
Ottobou671/
Atouwou671/
Ateuwou671/
Attebou671/
Atubuha671/
Athabou671/
Atabuch671/
Otoibhu671/
Attabud671/
Atabush670/

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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 Atobu
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