Atua Surname

349,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,043 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Atua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Nigeria2661:665,95031,085
Papua New Guinea1781:45,8075,667
Uganda691:565,78730,812
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
India141:54,790,384527,769
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Atua (591) may also be a first name.

Atua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atua (Bengali: এতুয়া, Hindi: अटुआ, Oriya: ଏତୁଆ) is found most in Ghana. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 349,967th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,987,101 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Atua live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Atua is also the 344,079th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 591 people.

The last name Atua is most common in Ghana, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Besides Ghana Atua exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Astua892,433/
Gatua891,148/
Hatua89661/
Atuea89481/
Attua89451/
Atuat8922/
Atuap8916/
Aitua8913/
Adtua8912/
Atuay899/
Autua899/
Atwua896/
Atuaa895/
Atuas894/
Eatua891/
Atuoha8014/
Astuas803/
Ajtuah801/
Atuhai801/
Athuay801/
Hatuea801/
Astwua801/
Hathua801/
Atwa7524,703/
Adua752,555/
Otua75809/
Atuo75475/
Etua75399/
Gatuhau7357/
Attouha732/
Aishtua731/
Gaytuah731/
Asstuay731/
Astuash731/
Hathuay730/
Gadua671,634/
Attwa671,250/
Atwah67889/
Atwaa67310/
Atwau67248/
Gotua67203/
Atway67157/
Audua67156/
Atwea67153/
Ostua67109/
Atwai67100/
Addua6790/
Hotua6760/
Hadua6720/
Hatwa6720/
Atwad6711/
Aduaa679/
Otuha678/
Otuah677/
Aidua677/
Aduad674/
Otuas674/
Atwwa674/
Eitua673/
Hatuo673/
Atwaz673/
Ottua672/
Gatuo672/
Attouhau672/
Eadua672/
Athuo672/
Atuos671/
Atuot671/
Atweu671/
Etuha671/
Autwa671/
Adtuo671/
Eutua671/
Adhua671/
Aduas671/
Atwaj671/
Athwa671/
Otuae671/
Otuay671/
Atuop671/
Atuoh671/

Atua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Atua in the Bengali language
এতুয়াetuya-
Atua in the Oriya language
ଏତୁଆetu'a73.68
ଆଟୁଆatu'a12.28
ଆତୁଆatu'a5.26
ଅତୁଆatu'a3.51
ଅଟୁଆatu'a1.75
ଅଟୁଅatu'a1.75
ଏତୁୱାetuwa1.75
Atua in the Hindi language
अटुआatu'a60
अतुआatu'a40

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Footnotes

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