Atongu Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Atongu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atongu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1811:978,68941,594
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Atongu (32) may also be a first name.

Atongu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Atongu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Atongu.

How Common Is The Last Name Atongu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Atongu is the 1,227,038th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Atongu are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 32 people.

Atongu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 978,689. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 94 percent are found, Oyo, where 3 percent are found and Lagos, where 1 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atonguh9248/
Gatongu9243/
Atonngu921/
Atogu9179/
Atonu9161/
Atoungou8616/
Gathongu861/
Atungu83298/
Atuogu83193/
Etongu8396/
Atangu8312/
Attonu8312/
Atuonu8311/
Hatonu835/
Atonou835/
Aitonu835/
Aytogu832/
Athogu831/
Atogou831/
Autonu831/
Atoinu831/
Atoigu831/
Atomgu831/
Aytonu831/
Adtoungou801/
Gatungu77358/
Atougou77103/
Atounou7737/
Atangou773/
Astangu771/
Hatungu771/
Gathonu771/
Atunngu771/
Gathogu771/
Gatonou771/
Atonhou771/
Atunguh771/
Atanu73476/
Otonu73150/
Otogu7327/
Atagu7324/
Gathungu713,204/
Attounou7167/
Gathangu7145/
Athounou7129/
Gatangou7111/
Gatung'u716/
Gaitungu715/
Attougou712/
Atangoud711/
Atounnou711/
Hatounou711/
Otoungou711/
Hotonu67320/
Atanus67138/
Aitanu67119/
Etangu6787/
Gatagu6779/
Atanau6767/
Attanu6720/
Otungu6719/
Hatanu6713/
Gattangou6710/
Otonou679/
Eitonu675/
Atagou674/
Aitagu674/
Atanou674/
Gaitung'u674/
Gotonu673/
Ataunu673/
Outoungou672/
Otuonu672/
Othonu672/
Gatanu672/
Hatangguh671/
Ataanu671/
Otonau671/
Atanui671/
Othogu671/
Athanu671/
Otangu671/
Gadtangou671/
Atogoe671/
Atanuz671/
Ostonu671/
Gathunguu671/

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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 Atongu
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