Atalaya is used as a family name or surname in Peru. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Atalaya
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Peru
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Atalaya

How popular is Atalaya?

Atalaya is common in Peru.

Atalaya is ranked 101072 on our list.

Atalaya is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Peru which may be its originating country too. Around 4138 people have been found who wears Atalaya as their family name. Atalaya is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
787 Andorra2
139,444 Brazil2
9,272 Ecuador2
172,258 Germany1
897,276 Russia1
34,581 Chile1
448,262 Canada1
29,774 Venezuela1
81,201 Switzerland1
77,122 Sweden1
3,993 El Salvador1
56,169 Mexico1
9,591 Panama1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
506,859 United States24
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
66,582 Argentina60
Countries with hundreds of Atalaya:
6,236 Spain674
4,007 Portugal129
8,698 Colombia122
Countries with thousands of Atalaya:
1,401 Peru3,064

Comments

R
Renay Vick
 The origin of the name is Basque etymology of the name comes from the agglutination of athal word and aia suffix meaning to the gate of the city this name specifies the location of the ancestral home.

Atalaya Namesakes

  • Manuel Atalaya, Film actor
  • Maestro Atalaya, Film actor
  • Maria Atalaya de Carvalho, José Alberto Carvalho's daughter
  • Duarte Atalaya de Carvalho, José Alberto Carvalho's son

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