Ataş Surname

12,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Ataş Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ataş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey43,8881:1,773268
Northern Cyprus121:26,5845,945
Azerbaijan111:877,19313,780
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Atas (3,974) are calculated separately.

Ataş (976) may also be a first name.

Ataş Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ataş Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ataş (Bengali: আতস, Hindi: अतस, Marathi: अतास, Oriya: ଆତସ) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Atas. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ataş? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 12,783rd most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 165,928 people. The last name Ataş is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Ataş live; 91 percent live in West Asia and 91 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 257,954th most common first name internationally, borne by 976 people.

Ataş is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is held by 43,888 people, or 1 in 1,773. In Turkey Ataş is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 12 percent are found, Gaziantep Province, where 8 percent are found and Sanliurfa Province, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Turkey this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and Azerbaijan, where 0 percent are found.

Ataş Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ataş has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ataş surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atas923,974/
Aytaş897,616/
Ağtaş892,575/
Hataş89295/
Astaş8919/
Aztaş891/
Haştaş80171/
Ataç7513,457/
Atac75643/
Ataz75265/
Ataj758/
Atax754/
Atoş751/
Ataşova73683/
Aytaç6714,596/
Atash679,448/
Attas675,065/
Athas671,429/
Aytac67392/
Gatas67386/
Hataš67235/
Aitas67184/
Hatas67158/
Astaz67157/
Atach67147/
Atase67129/
Atais67121/
Ottaş67107/
Aytas6793/
Hataj6770/
Hataś6766/
Ostaş6740/
Atast6734/
Gataz6726/
Aztas6724/
Atauz6714/
Ataus6713/
Atass6713/
Astas6712/
Autas6710/
Ataić679/
Attaz677/
Athaj675/
Atatc675/
Attaj674/
Atays673/
Ataas673/
Atace672/
Ataaz672/
Aytaz672/
Aitaz672/
Ateas672/
A'Tas671/
Hatoş671/
Ahtas671/
Ahtaj671/
Ajtaj671/
Atahz671/
Ataiz671/
Attac671/
Hataz671/
Gataś671/
Autaj671/
Ajtac671/
Adtas671/
Athac671/
Atazh671/
Atacz671/
Atasp671/
Autac671/
Hatax670/

Ataş Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ataş in the Bengali language
আতসatasa-
Ataş in the Marathi language
अतासatasa72.73
आतासatasa18.18
आतसatasa9.09
Ataş in the Hindi language
अतसatasa60
आतसatasa20
अतासatasa20
Ataş in the Oriya language
ଆତସatasa44.44
ଅତସatasa33.33
ଅତସରatasara11.11
ଆତାସatasa11.11

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ataş
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