Atumu Surname
Approximately 1,012 people bear this surname
Atumu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 767 | 1:230,955 | 13,515 |
| Tanzania | 135 | 1:392,160 | 27,960 |
| Papua New Guinea | 44 | 1:185,312 | 25,733 |
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Atumu (49) may also be a first name.
Atumu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atumu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Atumu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atumu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 358,318th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,201,132 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Atumu reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequent given name at a global level It is held by 49 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 767 people, or 1 in 230,955. In Nigeria Atumu is most prevalent in: Delta, where 73 percent live, Lagos, where 9 percent live and Bayelsa, where 5 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 13 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatumu | 91 | 355 | / |
| Hatumu | 91 | 19 | / |
| Aitumu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Atumuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ataumu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Atoumou | 83 | 52 | / |
| Gathumu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Gattumu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ashtumu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Atimu | 80 | 338 | / |
| Etumu | 80 | 312 | / |
| Otumu | 80 | 285 | / |
| Atomu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Attoumou | 77 | 153 | / |
| Hatoumou | 77 | 129 | / |
| Hatimu | 73 | 219 | / |
| Attimu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Otuemu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Etummu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Athimu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Atimuj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Otutmu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Otuimu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atiemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atumoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hattoumou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Otoumou | 67 | 85 | / |
| Hathimu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hautimu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gottumu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hotoumou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Etimu | 60 | 373 | / |
| Otimu | 60 | 148 | / |
| Otomu | 60 | 136 | / |
| Goutoumou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ochtoumou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Houtoumou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Atomou | 55 | 40 | / |
| Oetimu | 55 | 6 | / |
| Ottomu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Hotomu | 55 | 3 | / |
| Ottimu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Atimeu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Etimuh | 55 | 1 | / |
| Hothimu | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Atumu
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