Atwas Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Atwas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Atwas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atwas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Atwas is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Atwas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Atwas is primarily found in Africa, where 38 percent of Atwas reside; 38 percent reside in East Africa and 25 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Atwas is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 33 percent are found, Lamu County, where 33 percent are found and Makueni County, where 33 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and Pakistan, where 25 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 Atwas
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