Atuku Surname
Approximately 3,049 people bear this surname
Atuku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,605 | 1:110,369 | 7,358 |
| Uganda | 1,354 | 1:28,833 | 3,970 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Atuku (104) may also be a first name.
Atuku Demographics
Atuku Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Atuku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atuku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Atuku (Oriya: ଏଟୁକୁ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Atuku.
How Common Is The Last Name Atuku? popularity and diffusion
Atuku is the 145,582nd most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,390,143 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Atuku reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 925,156th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 104 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,605 people, or 1 in 110,369. In Nigeria Atuku is most frequent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 48 percent reside, Imo, where 16 percent reside and Kaduna, where 15 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 44 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Atuku Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (96%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatuku | 91 | 219 | / |
| Aituku | 91 | 5 | / |
| Atukou | 91 | 3 | / |
| Eatuku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Atouku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Atuuku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Astuku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ateuku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hatuku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Atukus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gathuku | 83 | 1,544 | / |
| Atoukou | 83 | 350 | / |
| Hatuuku | 83 | 37 | / |
| Gatukui | 83 | 24 | / |
| Gatuiku | 83 | 21 | / |
| Atoukui | 83 | 3 | / |
| Atoukeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ateukeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Atiku | 80 | 54,451 | / |
| Otuku | 80 | 696 | / |
| Etuku | 80 | 441 | / |
| Atoku | 80 | 284 | / |
| Attoukou | 77 | 113 | / |
| Atukujje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atieku | 73 | 1,336 | / |
| Attiku | 73 | 157 | / |
| Hatiku | 73 | 60 | / |
| Atooku | 73 | 21 | / |
| Athoku | 73 | 15 | / |
| Aitoku | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gotuku | 73 | 5 | / |
| Autoku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gatucu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Atikuu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Otueku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Otukou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Othuku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aatiku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Etukhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atucou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Etuuku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Otuuku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Otouku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Otauku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atikku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Etukui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Attieku | 67 | 280 | / |
| Aztuzcu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Hathiku | 67 | 10 | / |
| Otoukou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Etoukeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otukuph | 67 | 1 | / |
Atuku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Atuku in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏଟୁକୁ | etuku | - |
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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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- 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 Atuku
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