Atyang Surname

30,712th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Atyang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atyang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda12,5281:3,116542
Kenya4,7961:9,6291,233
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Atyang (949) may also be a first name.

Atyang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atyang is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Atyang.

How Common Is The Last Name Atyang? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 30,712th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 419,234 people. The last name Atyang occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Atyang live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Atyang is also the 262,241st most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 949 people.

The surname Atyang is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 12,528 people, or 1 in 3,116. In Uganda it is most common in: Tororo District, where 28 percent are found, Oyam District, where 9 percent are found and Lira District, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 28 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Atyang Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Athyang9292/
Gatyang923/
Attyang923/
Atyangh921/
Ataiyang866/
Athtyang861/
Atiang834,629/
Otyang834,143/
Atjang8356/
Atyong8319/
Gatjang775,818/
Atayong7741/
Athiang7732/
Othyang7723/
Atihang779/
Atjaing773/
Atian'g771/
Aityong771/
Ahtiang771/
Gotyang771/
Ataijong7151/
Gathiang719/
Atajiong711/
Astiangh711/
Authiang711/
Ataiyong711/
Otiang671,749/
Ationg67702/
Otyong6754/
Atjong6710/
Atiamg671/
Atiahoung671/
Autthiang671/
Atianek6248/
Othiang6213/
Atijong627/
Ahtiong622/
Hateong621/
Attiong621/
Gotiang621/
Ottiang621/
Eationg621/
Atehoung573/
Atehgong571/
Hautiong571/
Otiong50317/

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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 Atyang
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis