Atwai Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Atwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 87 | 1:448,727 | 26,843 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Atwai (52) may also be a first name.
Atwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Atwai occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Atwai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atwai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,849,867th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Atwai live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Atwai is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread first name on earth It is held by 52 people.
It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 448,727. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Oyam District, where 36 percent are found, Dokolo District, where 17 percent are found and Apac District, where 14 percent are found. Other than Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 11 percent are found and Pakistan, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Atwai
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