Atohengbe Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Atohengbe Surname User-submission:

The surname Atohengbe comes from the word ato, which means 'have pity', hen, which means 'each', and gbe, which means 'other'. So the meaning of the surname is 'pity for each others'.

Atohengbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2091:847,57337,299
England31:18,572,686338,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Atohengbe (25) may also be a first name.

Atohengbe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Atohengbe comes from the word ato, which means 'have pity', hen, which means 'each', and gbe, which means 'other'. So the meaning of the surname is 'pity for each others'.

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The meaning of the Atohengbe surname is 'let us have mercy on each other'.

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Atohengbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atohengbe is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atohengbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,129,067th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Atohengbe are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Atohengbe is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 25 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 847,573. In Nigeria Atohengbe is primarily found in: Edo, where 71 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Delta, where 5 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atoohengbe952/
Atuehengbe845/
Adohungbo671/
Adohoungbo6324/
Odohoungbe631/
Adouahongobou5510/
Atohounkpa5316/
Attohounkpa507/

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