Atume Surname

113,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Atume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,9031:45,3863,538
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Atume (659) may also be a first name.

Atume Last Name Facts

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

The last name Atume is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Atume click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atume? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 113,021st most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,779,620 people. The surname Atume is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Atume are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Atume is also the 323,427th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 659 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,903 people, or 1 in 45,386. In Nigeria Atume is most numerous in: Benue, where 87 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live and Taraba, where 2 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Atume Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atoume9153/
Atumeh9117/
Gatume9111/
Atumei9110/
Astume916/
Hatume915/
Atumie914/
Atumey914/
Autume911/
Atumea911/
Athume911/
Atum892,298/
Hatoume8316/
Aytumer8311/
Attoume839/
Atumeer831/
Atuemie831/
Atoum807,585/
Atime803,550/
Atuma802,995/
Atome80734/
Ajtum80714/
Hatum80251/
Athum80169/
Atumi80159/
Gatum80121/
Otume80100/
Etume8087/
Astum8071/
Autum8021/
Ataum8018/
Aitum8016/
Attum8014/
Aatum802/
Atuym801/
Atumh801/
Atuim801/
Aytum801/
Ahtum801/
Atuum801/
D'Autume7718/
Hatoum7313,073/
Atomei731,991/
Attoum73972/
Gatumi73815/
Hatime73633/
Gathum73358/
Hatuma73193/
Gattum73193/
Hattum73167/
Attome73152/
Aituma7391/
Atauma7388/
Gautum7384/
Autome7359/
Hautum7355/
Astumi7347/
Atouma7341/
Aastum7339/
Ahtoum7336/
Atimie7329/
Atieme7328/
Aitome7326/
Athime7320/
Ahtime7319/
Otueme7318/
Attime7315/
Aïtome7315/
Atimey7313/
Athome7312/
Etumeh7311/
Athoum7311/
Atumai7310/
Attumi739/
Attuma739/
Hastum737/
Austum737/
Authum737/
Athuma736/
Otoume736/
Etoume735/
Autumm734/
Atumis734/
Atumaa734/
Atimeh734/
Otumeh734/
Aitime734/
Atimea734/
Autoum734/
Audtum734/
Atoumi733/
Atomeh733/
Atomie733/
Atumma733/
Ashtum733/
Atumay733/
Atuuma733/
Atomea733/
Hathum732/
Gataum732/
Hotume732/
Etueme732/
Hatumi732/
Atimeu731/
Adtime731/
Etumme731/
Etumie731/
Hatome731/
Otumes731/
Ostume731/
Achtum731/
Atoome731/
Aytuma731/
Outume731/
Atuima731/
Atomey731/
Eastum730/
Autime730/
Atom678,927/
Otum671,220/
Attoumi671,034/
Gathoum67109/
Outoume6766/
Haitoum6753/
Hattoum6746/
Hautumm6746/
Attouma6746/
Hattuma6733/
Automme6718/
Easttum6715/
Gatthum6714/
Hatouma6711/
Athimei678/
Gathumi674/
Haytoum674/
Authome673/
Hatoumi673/
Autthum673/
Oztumer672/
Hathome671/
Hastumi671/
Easthum671/
Gautaum671/
Hatuuma671/
Hatgoum671/
Hathumi671/
Gattoum671/
Gotoume671/
Etuemei671/
Ahtimei671/
Aitoumi671/
Ahatome671/
Athimey671/
Athumid671/
Atumaip671/
Ahatoum671/
Atumaha671/
Athauma671/
Etuumeh671/
Ahathum671/
Audthum671/
Hashtum671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Atume
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