Atarah Surname
Approximately 487 people bear this surname
Atarah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Israel | 58 | 1:147,545 | 15,555 |
| Nigeria | 58 | 1:3,054,185 | 94,504 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
Atarah (2,133) may also be a first name.
Atarah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atarah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Atarah (Hindi: अतरह) occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Atarah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 628,294th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 14,964,160 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Atarah live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Atarah is also the 162,648th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 2,133 people.
It is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Aside from Ghana it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 12 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.
Atarah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Atarah has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Atarah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Atarah in the Hindi language | ||
| अतरह | ataraha | 75 |
| आतरह | ataraha | 25 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Atarah
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