Atway Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Atway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania921:575,45236,554
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Atway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Atway is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Atway.

How Common Is The Last Name Atway? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,391,595th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. Atway is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Atway live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 575,452. In Tanzania Atway is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 57 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 35 percent live and Manyara Region, where 4 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Atway is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Atway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Atway has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Atway last name expanded 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Atway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Atway are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

Atway earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.77% less than the national average, earning $28,145 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gatway914/
Hatway913/
Attway912/
Atwayi911/
Atwaye911/
Atwa8924,703/
Atwy89132/
Hathway831,626/
Hattway835/
Atwayet831/
Gaitway831/
Austway830/
Gathway830/
Authway830/
Otway801,639/
Attwa801,250/
Atwah80889/
Atwaa80310/
Atwau80248/
Atwea80153/
Adway80117/
Atwai80100/
Hatwa8020/
Atwad8011/
Atuay809/
Atwua806/
Atwwa804/
Atwaz803/
Gatwy801/
Autwa801/
Atwaj801/
Athwa801/
Heathway7716/
Hattwaay771/
Ottway73361/
Hadway7390/
Aitewa7378/
Atuaya7340/
Adwaye7328/
Adwaya7324/
Gaitwa734/
Aathwa734/
Aitwad734/
Athwah733/
Attwah732/
Aatwad732/
Atweya732/
Hathwa732/
Atwaji731/
Astwua731/
Hatwah731/
Otwayi731/
Gattwa731/
Athuay731/
Athwaz731/
Atwaia731/
Atwawe731/
Gatwau731/
Aethwy731/
Atwiya731/
Hatwai731/
Othway730/
Audway730/
Heatheway710/
Atwi6711,221/
Adwa671,653/
Atua671,043/
Adwy67982/
Atwe6781/
Etwa6737/
Atwaieh6737/
Otwa6733/
Hadwaya6718/
Headway678/
Aaitwad676/
Eadwayo674/
Atuayah674/
Aedwayo674/
Haddway673/
Haitewa672/
Atwiyah672/
Hatwach672/
Gadhway672/
Atuhaye672/
Asstuay671/
Atwaihi671/
Hethway671/
Atwawet671/
Attwais671/
Etwy671/
Astwahh671/
Hathuay670/
Heatwah670/
Hottway670/

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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 Atway
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