Atuwa Surname

529,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Atuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3521:503,24625,072
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Uganda501:780,78637,485
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Philippines441:2,300,869126,392
India351:21,916,154310,282
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Atuwa (918) may also be a first name.

Atuwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Atuwa (Oriya: ଏତୁୱା, Tibetan: ཨ་ཏུ་ཝ་) is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atuwa? popularity and diffusion

Atuwa is the 529,538th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,927,244 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Atuwa reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 267,468th most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 918 people.

Atuwa is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 352 people, or 1 in 503,246. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Jigawa, where 32 percent live, Nasarawa, where 20 percent live and Kano, where 11 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.

Atuwa Last Name Statistics demography

Atuwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.61% less than the national average, earning R 129,252 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atuhwa91114/
Athuwa9153/
Atouwa9137/
Autuwa9134/
Atuwah919/
Atuwai917/
Hatuwa916/
Adtuwa916/
Attuwa912/
Aituwa911/
Ateuwa911/
Atuwau911/
Atuway911/
Attouwa8317/
Atouwai832/
Gatouwa831/
Hatuwai831/
Atuba80900/
Atuwo80760/
Etuwa80274/
Otuwa80141/
Atiwa80136/
Atuva8045/
Atuwe8044/
Attouway771/
Achtouwa771/
Atouba732,920/
Hatuwe73535/
Attiwa73109/
Atueva7346/
Atoway7328/
Ethuwa7315/
Gatuwe7314/
Atauwo7312/
Athiwa7311/
Otuwas739/
Atouwi737/
Atauba737/
Atouwo736/
Hatuba735/
Atowua734/
Otuwwa733/
Gatuva733/
Otauwa733/
Otuewa733/
Atiwai732/
Hatuva732/
Atouwe732/
Aituwy731/
Atusua731/
Athuba731/
Atiwau731/
Otuuwa731/
Ottuwa731/
Otuwah731/
Atiwah731/
Athuwe731/
Othuwa731/
Atuhua731/
Atuvoa730/
Haitouwai711/
Atubhai6754/
Athouba6739/
Atuibay6732/
Hatoway6730/
Attauba6729/
Outouwa6727/
Hatouba6721/
Aitowai6714/
Aytueva679/
Aitueva676/
Aytouba674/
Gattuva674/
Hatubaa673/
Aytubay673/
Attubai673/
Attiewa672/
Hatiwaa672/
Atuvaha671/
Autoway671/
Atuhbah671/
Hatubai671/
Otuwaya671/
Otuiwai671/
Atiewua671/
Etouwai671/
Atouwou671/
Ateuwou671/
Attouba671/
Attoway670/
Hatiway670/

Atuwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Atuwa in the Tibetan language
ཨ་ཏུ་ཝ་atuwa-
Atuwa in the Oriya language
ଏତୁୱାetuwa-

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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 Atuwa
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