Atokan Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Atokan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Atokan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atokan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Atokan (Arabic: اطوكان) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atokan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,843,861st most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Atokan occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Atokan live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria Atokan is primarily found in: Ogun, where 71 percent live, Lagos, where 19 percent live and Benue, where 10 percent live. Not including Nigeria Atokan exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and The Philippines, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Atokan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Atokan in the Arabic language | ||
| اطوكان | atwkan | - |
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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 Atokan
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