Cognomen Ataýew (Атаев 
, Ataýew) , in all the world, is quite a common family name. The surname Ataýew is characteristic of Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a rare surname, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. Much less frequently, Ataýew is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Атаев | Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan |
| öwezgeldi ataýew Chairman of the Assembly of Turkmenistan, TM (b. 1951) |
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| halykberdy ataýew TM (b. 1942) |
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| aşyr ataýew TM (b. 1953) |
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| gurbanmyrat ataýew Turkmenistan politician (b. 1965) |
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| döwletmyrat ataýew Turkmenistan footballer, TM (b. 1983) |
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| serdaraly ataýew association football player (b. 1984) |
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| ahmet ataýew Turkmenistani footballer, TM (b. 1990) |
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