Al-Atrash Surname

249,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Al-Atrash Surname User-submission:

The Alatrash surname means 'the deaf' in Arabic and derives from one of the family's deaf patriarchs.

Al-Atrash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt9761:94,1968,120
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Libya91:693,7751,982
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Al-Atrash Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Alatrash surname means 'the deaf' in Arabic and derives from one of the family's deaf patriarchs.

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Al-Atrash Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Atrash Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Al-Atrash (Arabic: الآطرش) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Al-Atrash click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Atrash? popularity and diffusion

Al-Atrash is the 249,873rd most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,589,135 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Al-Atrash live; 62 percent live in North Africa and 62 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 976 people, or 1 in 94,196. Not including Egypt this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 35 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Al-Atrash Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Al-Atrash in the Arabic language
الآطرشalatrsh-
الأطرشalatrsh-
الاطرشalatrsh-

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