Atwon Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Atwon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 57 | 1:684,900 | 34,656 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Atwon (32) may also be a first name.
Atwon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atwon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Atwon occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Atwon.
How Common Is The Last Name Atwon? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,460,878th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Atwon live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequent given name world-wide, held by 32 people.
The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 684,900. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kitgum District, where 25 percent reside, Lamwo District, where 25 percent reside and Gulu District, where 23 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and Egypt, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atwong | 91 | 412 | / |
| Atwoon | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hatwong | 83 | 94 | / |
| Aatwong | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hathwon | 83 | 0 | / |
| Atwan | 80 | 21,960 | / |
| Atwom | 80 | 160 | / |
| Otwon | 80 | 36 | / |
| Adwon | 80 | 24 | / |
| Atuon | 80 | 3 | / |
| Etwon | 80 | 2 | / |
| Atwane | 73 | 144 | / |
| Attwan | 73 | 131 | / |
| Adtuon | 73 | 48 | / |
| Hatwan | 73 | 48 | / |
| Otwong | 73 | 17 | / |
| Adwond | 73 | 12 | / |
| Athwan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Atuong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aitwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atwoom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hadwon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hotwong | 67 | 113 | / |
| Eadwong | 67 | 48 | / |
| Hathwan | 67 | 27 | / |
| Audwong | 67 | 14 | / |
| Atwasin | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gathwan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Athwane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hattwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atouhon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Autuong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hatwann | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Atwon
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