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
Atallah Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Atallah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atallah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Atallah (Arabic: عطااللّه, Hindi: अताल्लाह) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atallah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 17,173rd most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 225,767 people. The surname Atallah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Atallah live; 63 percent live in North Africa and 48 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Atallah is also the 77,714th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 6,978 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is held by 15,467 people, or 1 in 5,944. Not including Egypt this last name is found in 67 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 15 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 14 percent are found.
Atallah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Atallah last name is chiefly Maronite (57%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Atallah last name are 3.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.57% registered to vote for the 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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