Atallah Surname
Approximately 32,279 people bear this surname
Atallah Surname User-submission:
The surname Atalla or Atallah derives from ata, which means 'gift' in Arabic, and allah, which means 'God' in Arabic. Therefore the meaning of the surname is 'gift of God'.
Atallah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 15,467 | 1:5,944 | 741 |
| Algeria | 4,868 | 1:7,936 | 1,355 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,412 | 1:6,994 | 974 |
| Israel | 1,240 | 1:6,901 | 1,061 |
| United States | 1,235 | 1:293,489 | 27,195 |
| Syria | 873 | 1:22,109 | 1,581 |
| France | 580 | 1:114,522 | 17,221 |
| Lebanon | 507 | 1:11,119 | 1,633 |
| Afghanistan | 426 | 1:75,477 | 2,212 |
| Iraq | 383 | 1:91,440 | 2,854 |
| Canada | 349 | 1:105,575 | 11,383 |
| Jordan | 272 | 1:32,509 | 3,984 |
| Kuwait | 270 | 1:14,077 | 1,939 |
| Brazil | 246 | 1:870,221 | 31,350 |
| United Arab Emirates | 219 | 1:41,837 | 4,325 |
| Qatar | 150 | 1:15,720 | 1,709 |
| Australia | 137 | 1:197,049 | 19,369 |
| England | 134 | 1:415,806 | 28,295 |
| Dominican Republic | 108 | 1:96,601 | 4,209 |
| Tunisia | 76 | 1:8,035 | 1,343 |
| Sweden | 50 | 1:196,935 | 13,646 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Palestine | 16 | 1:284,303 | 10,570 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Oman | 12 | 1:307,331 | 4,704 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
Atallah (6,978) may also be a first name.
Atallah Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Atalla or Atallah derives from ata, which means 'gift' in Arabic, and allah, which means 'God' in Arabic. Therefore the meaning of the surname is 'gift of God'.
- sofiaatallaThis surname means 'the gift of God'.
- ssatallahAtallah Demographics
Average Male Atallah Height
176.32 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Atallah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atallah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Atallah (Arabic: عطااللّه, Hindi: अताल्लाह) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atallah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 17,173rd most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 225,767 people. Atallah is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Atallah reside; 63 percent reside in North Africa and 48 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 77,714th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 6,978 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is borne by 15,467 people, or 1 in 5,944. Excluding Egypt this last name occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 15 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 14 percent live.
Atallah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Atallah surname is chiefly Maronite (57%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Atallah surname are 3.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.57% registered with the political party.
The amount Atallah earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 29.13% more than the national average, earning $55,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.56% more than the national average, earning $49,959 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Atallah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Atallah in the Hindi language | ||
| अताल्लाह | atallaha | 66.67 |
| अतल्लाह | atallaha | 33.33 |
| Atallah in the Arabic language | ||
| عطااللّه | taallh | - |
| عطااللـه | taallh | - |
| عطاللـه | tallh | - |
| عطاالله | taallh | - |
| عطالله | tallh | - |
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