Atonya Surname

347,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Atonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0401:44,4044,595
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Atonya (255) may also be a first name.

Atonya Last Name Facts

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

Atonya is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atonya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Atonya is the 347,978th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 6,940,520 people. Atonya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Atonya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Atonya is also the 557,860th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 255 people.

The surname Atonya is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,040 people, or 1 in 44,404. In Kenya Atonya is most common in: Kakamega County, where 25 percent live, Vihiga County, where 22 percent live and Nairobi County, where 16 percent live. Not including Kenya it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Atonya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Atonya surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gatonya929/
Gatonnya861/
Atanya83218/
Atonyo8362/
Otonya8349/
Atunya8322/
Atonia8313/
Atogna8311/
Atonja833/
Gatanya7723/
Otuonya7713/
Astonia7711/
Athonia7710/
Atonias774/
Gatonyo774/
Atanyaz774/
Eatonia772/
Aytunya771/
Ottonya771/
Hatonyo771/
Atonnia771/
Gatunya771/
Astanya771/
Atuinya771/
Hatonja771/
Atougna771/
Atoinyo771/
Atanayya7122/
Gathonia714/
Gaytanya712/
Gathunya711/
Atunyayi711/
Atonyoyi711/
Hathonia711/
Gathanya711/
Gathonjia67251/
Atonio67240/
Otonyo67115/
Atunyo6796/
Atania6774/
Otanya6756/
Otunya6755/
Atanja6747/
Atanyo6732/
Otonia6730/
Atanea6711/
Otonea674/
Atogno673/
Atunia673/
Otounaiya671/
Atunha671/
Atonjo671/
Atoneo671/
Haithanya671/
Gaithanya671/
Ha'atonia671/
Atagna671/

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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 Atonya
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