Atheer Surname
Approximately 250 people bear this surname
Atheer Surname User-submission:
The Atheer surname means 'sword luster' or 'empty' (after 1000 BC) in Arabic.
Atheer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 210 | 1:166,770 | 4,170 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Atheer (36,805) may also be a first name.
Atheer Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Atheer surname means 'sword luster' or 'empty' (after 1000 BC) in Arabic.
- atheer.q1Atheer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atheer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Atheer (Arabic: أثير) is more frequently found in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atheer? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,014,722nd most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. The surname Atheer is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Atheer live; 93 percent live in West Asia and 88 percent live in Levant. Atheer is also the 23,781st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 36,805 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 166,770. Without taking into account Iraq this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent live and Syria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Atheer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Atheer in the Arabic language | ||
| أثير | athyr | - |
| اثير | athyr | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Atheer
- 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