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Where Does The Last Name Athar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Athar (Bengali: আঠার, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻄﺎﺭ, Hindi: अथर, Marathi: अतहर, Oriya: ଅଥର) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Athar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Athar is the 23,988^th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 323,130 people. The last name Athar is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Athar live; 81 percent live in South Asia and 69 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 16,292^nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 58,084 people.

The last name Athar is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is held by 14,498 people, or 1 in 12,322. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 62 percent live, Sindh, where 30 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 3 percent live. Aside from Pakistan this last name occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent live.

Athar Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Athar last name are 0.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Athar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.13% more than the national average, earning $49,677 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.67% more than the national average, earning $54,984 CAD per year.