Ater Surname
Approximately 14,877 people bear this surname
Ater Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 6,870 | 1:1,662 | 331 |
| Sudan | 2,520 | 1:14,885 | 2,042 |
| United States | 1,357 | 1:267,103 | 25,131 |
| Bangladesh | 1,352 | 1:117,867 | 4,824 |
| Kenya | 962 | 1:48,004 | 4,925 |
| Nigeria | 890 | 1:199,037 | 11,943 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Algeria | 154 | 1:250,854 | 27,101 |
| Israel | 142 | 1:60,265 | 7,682 |
| Philippines | 65 | 1:1,557,511 | 106,526 |
| Turkey | 55 | 1:1,414,935 | 56,482 |
| Indonesia | 52 | 1:2,543,254 | 149,807 |
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 220 | 1:228,267 | 19,274 |
The alternate forms: Átér (1) are calculated separately.
Ater (6,551) may also be a first name.
Ater Demographics
Average Male Ater Height
179.14 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ater Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ater Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ater (Hindi: अतर, Marathi: आटेर, Russian: Атер) is more frequently found in South Sudan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Átér. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ater? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 35,512th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 489,853 people. The last name Ater occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Ater are found; 53 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 81,008th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 6,551 people.
The surname Ater is most frequently occurring in South Sudan, where it is carried by 6,870 people, or 1 in 1,662. Barring South Sudan this surname is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Ater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ater has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ater surname grew 617 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ater Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Ater last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Ater last name are 18.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.18% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ater earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.99% less than the national average, earning $40,565 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.76% less than the national average, earning $40,363 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ater Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ater in the Hindi language | ||
| अतर | atara | 72.73 |
| अतेर | atera | 9.09 |
| आते्र | atera | 9.09 |
| आतेर | atera | 9.09 |
| Ater in the Marathi language | ||
| आटेर | atera | 35.29 |
| आतेर् | ater | 23.53 |
| आटेर् | ater | 11.76 |
| आतेर | atera | 11.76 |
| आटेर्ाट | aterata | 11.76 |
| तेर | tera | 5.88 |
| Ater in the Russian language | ||
| Атер | ater | - |
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Ater Reference & Research
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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 Ater
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis