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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Atara Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
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) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found 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
This surname is the 87,464th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,325,008 people. 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. It is also the 58,423rd most widespread first name on earth It is held by 10,743 people.
This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 2,535 people, or 1 in 302,590. In India Atara is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 83 percent live, Maharashtra, where 10 percent live and Karnataka, where 6 percent live. Beside India this last name exists 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 adherence of those bearing the Atara last name is principally 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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