Atubu Surname

446,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Atubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4621:84,5018,921
Nigeria2791:634,92029,981
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Atubu (39) may also be a first name.

Atubu Last Name Facts

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

Atubu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Atubu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atubu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 446,740th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,551,174 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Atubu live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 42 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 39 people.

This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 462 people, or 1 in 84,501. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Alebtong District, where 21 percent reside, Lira District, where 19 percent reside and Otuke District, where 11 percent reside. Barring Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 37 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aitubu91330/
Gatubu9148/
Hatubu912/
Atubut911/
Atubuh911/
Atuubu911/
Ataubu911/
Atoubou8356/
Hatubou833/
Atubuha831/
Atibu805,493/
Otubu802,384/
Etubu80445/
Atobu8032/
Atuvu8019/
Atuwu8013/
Attoubou77313/
Athuibou7721/
Atoubouî771/
Aitoubou771/
Hatibu7325,739/
Hatobu7355/
Athibu7335/
Attibu739/
Atauwu739/
Atiebu731/
Atibuy731/
Otubuh731/
Otoubu731/
Etubhu731/
Atoobu731/
Atuwau731/
Atobuh731/
Atibuh731/
Aitibu731/
Otoubou6794/
Eteubou6710/
Athibuy674/
Ateuwou671/
Atouwou671/
Otubuha671/

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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 Atubu
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