Atara Surname
Approximately 5,500 people bear this surname
Atara Surname User-submission:
The Atara surname comes from Hebrew, where atarah (at-are-ah) means 'crown' or 'wreath' and atar means 'to surround' as in 'to protect' or 'prepare for attack'.
Atara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,535 | 1:302,590 | 17,027 |
| Colombia | 809 | 1:59,053 | 2,794 |
| Philippines | 603 | 1:167,891 | 27,405 |
| Nigeria | 483 | 1:366,755 | 19,624 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Syria | 215 | 1:89,772 | 3,271 |
| Benin | 62 | 1:166,703 | 16,738 |
| Uganda | 60 | 1:650,655 | 33,621 |
| Jordan | 40 | 1:221,061 | 9,827 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 1:8,932,194 | 45,447 |
| Palestine | 18 | 1:252,714 | 10,113 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
The alternate forms: Atará (6) & Atarà (1) are calculated separately.
Atara (10,743) may also be a first name.
Atara Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Atara surname comes from Hebrew, where atarah (at-are-ah) means 'crown' or 'wreath' and atar means 'to surround' as in 'to protect' or 'prepare for attack'.
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Average Atara Salary in
United States
$28,531 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Atara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Atara (Arabic: عطارة, Bengali: আতারা, Hindi: अतरा, Marathi: अटारा, Oriya: ଅତର, Russian: Атара) occurs most in India. It may appear as: Atará or Atarà. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Atara? popularity and diffusion
It is the 87,464th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,325,008 people. The last name Atara occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Atara live; 47 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Atara is also the 58,423rd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 10,743 people.
The last name is most numerous in India, where it is held by 2,535 people, or 1 in 302,590. In India Atara is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 83 percent live, Maharashtra, where 10 percent live and Karnataka, where 6 percent live. Aside from India it is found in 43 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 15 percent live and The Philippines, where 11 percent live.
Atara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Atara last name is chiefly Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.
The amount Atara earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 7.47% more than the national average, earning $24,398,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 33.88% less than the national average, earning $28,531 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.49% less than the national average, earning $47,947 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Atara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Atara in the Bengali language | ||
| আতারা | atara | - |
| Atara in the Hindi language | ||
| अतरा | atara | 94.56 |
| अतारा | atara | 2.64 |
| अतर | atara | 2.02 |
| अटारा | atara | 0.16 |
| अतरेा | atarea | 0.16 |
| अतरां | ataram | 0.16 |
| तारा | tara | 0.16 |
| आतारा | atara | 0.16 |
| Atara in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅତର | atara | 83.87 |
| ଅତରା | atara | 12.9 |
| ଅେତା | aeta | 3.23 |
| Atara in the Marathi language | ||
| अटारा | atara | 81.67 |
| आतारा | atara | 5 |
| अतरा | atara | 3.61 |
| अतारा | atara | 2.78 |
| आतरा | atara | 2.5 |
| आतार | atara | 2.22 |
| अठारा | athara | 1.11 |
| अटरा | atara | 0.56 |
| तार | tara | 0.56 |
| Atara in the Russian language | ||
| Атара | atara | - |
| Atara in the Arabic language | ||
| عطارة | tart | - |
| عطّاره | tarh | - |
| عطاره | tarh | - |
| اثراء | athra | - |
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