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 surname Atway is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Atway? popularity and diffusion

The surname Atway is the 1,391,595th most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name Atway is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Atway are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Atway is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 575,452. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Arusha Region, where 57 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 35 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Atway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Atway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Atway last name increased 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Atway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Atway last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being 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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