Atofan Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Atofan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Atofan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan3581:89,8132,442
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Atofan (1,994) may also be a first name.

Atofan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atofan occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Atofan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atofan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Atofan is the 785,023rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 20,243,183 people. The surname Atofan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Atofan live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Atofan is also the 169,327th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,994 people.

The surname Atofan is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 358 people, or 1 in 89,813. In Afghanistan Atofan is most numerous in: Kabul, where 27 percent live, Parwan, where 15 percent live and Takhar, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Afghanistan this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 0 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atoufan921/
Atofang921/
Atofean921/
Atefan833,801/
Atafan8337/
Astafan77110/
Attefan776/
Gatafan771/
Ateffan771/
Ataffan771/
Atafane771/
Astafane711/
Atoufoune671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Atofan
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