Ataher Surname

356,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Ataher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ataher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger9191:20,8841,302
Burkina Faso551:333,6755,644
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
India51:153,413,076951,030
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Ataher (2,117) may also be a first name.

Ataher Last Name Facts

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

Ataher (Hindi: अतहर, Marathi: अतहेर, Oriya: ଅତାେହର) occurs most in Niger. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ataher? popularity and diffusion

Ataher is the 356,968th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 7,165,729 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ataher live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Chadic Africa. Ataher is also the 163,374th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,117 people.

Ataher is most common in Niger, where it is carried by 919 people, or 1 in 20,884. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 40 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 20 percent reside and Agadez Region, where 17 percent reside. Besides Niger this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 5 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Attaher929,454/
Ataheur921/
Ataheer921/
Atahaer921/
Atahear921/
Ataer91359/
Attaherr8612/
Attahier864/
Aittaher862/
Attaheur862/
Atttaher861/
Atahir831,239/
Etaher8325/
Aytaer8310/
Attaer836/
Ataere833/
Athaer833/
Ataerh831/
Otaher831/
Attahir7710,039/
Ettaher7760/
Outaher778/
Hatahir776/
Attaeer775/
Atteher774/
Etaherr772/
Ethaher772/
Hetaher771/
E'Taher771/
Aitahir771/
Athehir771/
Eattaer771/
Hatheuer7143/
Atajiere719/
Ettaherr718/
Hattahir718/
Atthahir713/
Attahuir713/
Attauhir711/
Attahhir711/
Hodtaher711/
Gauthoer711/
Aattahir711/
Attaahir711/
Attahirr711/
Attahitr711/
Oistaher711/
Gauthaer710/
Aiteur67664/
Auteur673/
Etahir672/
Atteur672/
Ataojr671/
Aïteur671/
Atehir671/
Ottaer671/

Ataher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ataher in the Hindi language
अतहरatahara-
Ataher in the Oriya language
ଅତାେହରataehara-
Ataher in the Marathi language
अतहेरatahera-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ataher
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