Atuwu Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Atuwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Atuwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atuwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Atuwu is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atuwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Atuwu live; 85 percent live in Oceania Islands and 85 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Atuwu is primarily found in: Western, where 100 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atauwu | 91 | 9 | / |
| Atuwau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ateuwou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Atouwou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Atubu | 80 | 763 | / |
| Atowu | 80 | 47 | / |
| Atuvu | 80 | 19 | / |
| Otuwu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Etuwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Atiwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aitubu | 73 | 330 | / |
| Otuewu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Otuiwu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hatubu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Otuwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atubuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ataubu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atoubou | 67 | 56 | / |
| Hatubou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Atuehvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Attoubou | 62 | 313 | / |
| Athuibou | 62 | 21 | / |
| Aitoubou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Otubu | 60 | 2,384 | / |
| Otowu | 60 | 320 | / |
| Otiwu | 60 | 34 | / |
| Otuvu | 60 | 5 | / |
| Etuvu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ottiwu | 55 | 12 | / |
| Atowou | 55 | 2 | / |
| Hotowu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Otubuh | 55 | 1 | / |
| Otoubu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Otoewu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Atiwau | 55 | 1 | / |
| Houtouwous | 53 | 1 | / |
| Otoubou | 50 | 94 | / |
| Houtowu | 50 | 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
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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 Atuwu
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