Atowu Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Atowu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atowu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Atowu Last Name Facts

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

Atowu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atowu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Atowu is the 2,843,861st most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Atowu live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria Atowu is mostly found in: Nasarawa, where 93 percent live and Rivers, where 7 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 4 percent live.

Atowu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Atowu last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atowou912/
Atouwou831/
Atuowwu831/
Otowu80320/
Atobu8032/
Atawu8017/
Atuwu8013/
Atewu802/
Etowu801/
Atabou7360/
Hatobu7355/
Aitovu7335/
Otuowu7318/
Atauwu739/
Atawut735/
Atawou734/
Hatewu734/
Atobou731/
Otowou731/
Atobuh731/
Atuwau731/
Hatawu731/
Atoobu731/
Atawui731/
Otoewu731/
Etuowu731/
Hotowu731/
Attabou67663/
Atoubou6756/
Atahawu6729/
Hotowou6710/
Aatabou679/
Hatabou677/
Hatubou673/
Aitabou672/
Ateuwou671/
Houtowu671/
Athabou671/

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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 Atowu
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