Atunwa Surname
Approximately 1,033 people bear this surname
Atunwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,007 | 1:175,911 | 10,861 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Atunwa (53) may also be a first name.
Atunwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atunwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Atunwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atunwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Atunwa is the 352,668th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 7,054,740 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Atunwa reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 53 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,007 people, or 1 in 175,911. In Nigeria Atunwa is most common in: Oyo, where 39 percent are found, Lagos, where 19 percent are found and Ondo, where 17 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Scotland, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atunwat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Atounwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Otunwa | 83 | 210 | / |
| Atunba | 83 | 28 | / |
| Etunwa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Atonwa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Atumwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Atunwo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Atunwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Otunwah | 77 | 12 | / |
| Athunbau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aytunbay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Attoumwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Otunba | 67 | 1,646 | / |
| Atumba | 67 | 875 | / |
| Atunbi | 67 | 512 | / |
| Atonwo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Atonua | 67 | 12 | / |
| Otunwo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Otonwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Etunwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Atumwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Otumwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Atunbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Atumwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otunua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atunve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hattonway | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Atunwa
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