Surname אטום (Atom 
, אטום 
) , around the globe, is quite a common cognomen. The last name אטום is characteristic of Ghana, where it is quite a rare surname, Malaysia, and Sudan, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, India, and Indonesia. Likewise, אטום is the forename as well as the last name.