Attahiru Surname
Approximately 26,266 people bear this surname
Attahiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 26,242 | 1:6,750 | 809 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Attahiru (15,598) may also be a first name.
Attahiru Demographics
Attahiru Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Attahiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Attahiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Attahiru is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Attahiru? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 20,781st most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 277,452 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Attahiru live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 45,160th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 15,598 people.
The surname Attahiru is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 26,242 people, or 1 in 6,750. In Nigeria Attahiru is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 31 percent are found, Kebbi, where 19 percent are found and Zamfara, where 15 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Attahiru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attahirou | 94 | 8,279 | / |
| Atttahiru | 94 | 16 | / |
| Hattahiru | 94 | 16 | / |
| Attahirus | 94 | 7 | / |
| Attaahiru | 94 | 6 | / |
| Attahireu | 94 | 5 | / |
| Attahhiru | 94 | 5 | / |
| Attahiruu | 94 | 4 | / |
| Atthahiru | 94 | 3 | / |
| Attahirru | 94 | 2 | / |
| Attauhiru | 94 | 2 | / |
| Attahiruj | 94 | 1 | / |
| Attahirui | 94 | 1 | / |
| Aattahiru | 94 | 1 | / |
| Attahieru | 94 | 1 | / |
| Auttahiru | 94 | 1 | / |
| Atahiru | 93 | 2,166 | / |
| Attahitrou | 89 | 3 | / |
| Attahiorou | 89 | 3 | / |
| Attahirouy | 89 | 2 | / |
| Attaahirou | 89 | 2 | / |
| Attahuirou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Atttahirou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Attgahirou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ayttahirou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Atahirou | 88 | 846 | / |
| Athahiru | 88 | 32 | / |
| Hatahiru | 88 | 20 | / |
| Attehiru | 88 | 11 | / |
| Attaheru | 88 | 3 | / |
| Aitahiru | 88 | 3 | / |
| Ahtahiru | 88 | 3 | / |
| Atahiruu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Adtahiru | 88 | 1 | / |
| Atahirui | 88 | 1 | / |
| Atahhiru | 88 | 1 | / |
| Atahirru | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ataahiru | 88 | 1 | / |
| Attaherou | 82 | 3 | / |
| Aatahirou | 82 | 2 | / |
| Hatahirou | 82 | 2 | / |
| Atahgirou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Athahirou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Atahhirou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Atahirouy | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ahatahiru | 82 | 1 | / |
| Otahiru | 80 | 35 | / |
| Ataheru | 80 | 2 | / |
| Attaeru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Atohiru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Atehiru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ataeru | 71 | 23 | / |
| Otaheru | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Attahiru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis