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 Atallah Salary in
United States
$55,720 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Atallah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atallah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Atallah (Arabic: عطااللّه, Hindi: अताल्लाह) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atallah? popularity and diffusion
Atallah is the 17,173rd most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 225,767 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 6,978 people.
This last name is most frequent in Egypt, where it is carried by 15,467 people, or 1 in 5,944. Without taking into account Egypt this surname is found 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 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 Republicans than the national average, with 50.57% being 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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