Atonye Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Atonye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atonye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3071:577,01227,888
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Atonye (684) may also be a first name.

Atonye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atonye occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atonye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 876,631st most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Atonye reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 316,415th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 684 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 577,012. In Nigeria Atonye is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 85 percent reside, Rivers, where 9 percent reside and Ekiti, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Atonye exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gatonye921,932/
Atuonye9238/
Atonoye923/
Atoneye923/
Atongeye861/
Otonye83797/
Atonge8370/
Atanye8357/
Atonie8345/
Atonei8324/
Atoney837/
Atonay836/
Atunye831/
Atogne831/
Atonej831/
Otuonye774,015/
Atonoue77102/
Aitonje7763/
Aitoney7749/
Atonuje7745/
Athoney7712/
Atonnie7711/
Atoniyi777/
Ataneye776/
Otounye776/
Attoney774/
Atongne773/
Athonie772/
Astonie772/
Gatonie771/
Atounie771/
Atounje771/
Atognie771/
Athonge771/
Atongeh771/
Atanaye771/
Atoniyo771/
Attonay770/
Gatongay71220/
Atannoye7123/
Astanyeh7112/
Athoniya712/
Otuonoye712/
Atongnie712/
Aitonjie711/
Aitoniya711/
Otuonnye711/
Gatunhye711/
Atonyoyi711/
Attanaye711/
Athoneya711/
Atongeya711/
Authonie711/
Hathonay710/
Atanay67520/
Otunye6786/
Atange6785/
Atanoy6764/
Atanie6741/
Atagne6726/
Atunge6721/
Atanea6711/
Atonji679/
Ataney676/
Atonou675/
Otonea674/
Otonge674/
Atonoi673/
Atonja673/
Atonai672/
Atanae671/
Gathonyia671/
Otanye671/
Atonaa671/
Atanee671/
Atoinejad671/

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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 Atonye
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