Attorney Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
American Samoa
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Attorney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Attorney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Attorney (439) may also be a first name.

Attorney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Attorney (Russian: Атторней) has its highest incidence in American Samoa. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Attorney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Attorney? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Attorney are found; 57 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 57 percent are found in Polynesia. It is also the 409,203rd most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 439 people.

This last name is most commonly held in American Samoa, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,970. Other than American Samoa this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and Ethiopia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Attorneys941/
Attourney941/
Attorny933/
Attorne933/
Atourney881/
Atorne869/
Atorny865/
Hatthorne820/
Athorne80101/
Attorni8090/
Astorne8033/
Hathorne75707/
Eathorne75508/
Gattorna75177/
Gathorne7520/
Astourne7514/
Atournie751/
Gattorni751/
Aythorne750/
Haythorne71603/
Etorne71264/
Atorni7117/
Ahtorinne716/
Aterne711/
Hathhorne711/
Ottorness711/
Heathorne711/
Hauthorne710/
Attarna67163/
Attarni6793/
Atourna679/
Hauthorner678/
Aturner675/
Etourny672/
Othorne672/
Hausthorne672/
Gatarny671/
Haterne671/
Gaturne671/

Attorney Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Attorney in the Russian language
Атторнейattornej-

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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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  • 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 Attorney
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