Atwoma Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Atwoma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atwoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1471:265,57319,326
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Atwoma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Atwoma occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atwoma? popularity and diffusion

Atwoma is the 1,422,956th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Atwoma are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Atwoma is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 147 people, or 1 in 265,573. In Uganda Atwoma is mostly found in: Dokolo District, where 53 percent live, Amolatar District, where 25 percent live and Kitgum District, where 7 percent live. Barring Uganda Atwoma occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atwomaa921/
Otwoma832,159/
Atwomo83129/
Atuoma8356/
Adwoma831/
Etwoma831/
Atwamat7722/
Atuomah772/
Atwemaa771/
Atwhama771/
Autwama770/
Otuoma672,127/
Atwame6762/
Etuoma6745/
Atuama6718/
Etwomo677/
Aduoma676/
Atuema673/
Otwomo672/
Otwama671/
Atuomo671/
Etwama671/
Odwoma671/

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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 Atwoma
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