Ather Surname
Approximately 5,797 people bear this surname
Ather Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 1,941 | 1:92,037 | 3,035 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,471 | 1:20,976 | 2,941 |
| India | 812 | 1:944,662 | 40,497 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| United Arab Emirates | 387 | 1:23,675 | 2,685 |
| United States | 285 | 1:1,271,786 | 89,511 |
| England | 130 | 1:428,600 | 28,863 |
| Tanzania | 63 | 1:840,343 | 43,483 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| Scotland | 51 | 1:104,977 | 7,051 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Afghanistan | 23 | 1:1,397,964 | 11,714 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 45 | 1:541,675 | 28,673 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
The alternate forms: Äther (34) are calculated separately.
Ather (11,368) may also be a first name.
Ather Demographics
Average Ather Salary in
United States
$61,391 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ather Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ather Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ather (Hindi: अतहर, Marathi: अथर, Oriya: ଅଥର) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can also occur as a variant: Äther. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ather? popularity and diffusion
It is the 83,501st most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,257,124 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Ather live; 56 percent live in South Asia and 42 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Ather is also the 56,203rd most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 11,368 people.
It is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,941 people, or 1 in 92,037. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 44 percent live, Sindh, where 44 percent live and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 5 percent live. Apart from Pakistan this surname is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 25 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.
Ather Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ather has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,676 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 289 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ather Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ather last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ather earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 42.28% more than the national average, earning $61,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.34% less than the national average, earning $48,520 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ather Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ather in the Marathi language | ||
| अथर | athara | 58.82 |
| अत्हेर | at'hera | 11.76 |
| अतहर | atahara | 11.76 |
| थर | thara | 2.94 |
| आथर्र | atharra | 2.94 |
| अतहेर | atahera | 2.94 |
| अथेर | athera | 2.94 |
| अथहर | athahara | 2.94 |
| अठर | athara | 2.94 |
| Ather in the Hindi language | ||
| अतहर | atahara | 50 |
| अथर | athara | 36.67 |
| अथेर | athera | 6.67 |
| अथहर | athahara | 3.33 |
| Ather in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଥର | athara | 50 |
| ଅତହର | atahara | 50 |
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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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- 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 Ather
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