Atlas Surname
Approximately 12,950 people bear this surname
Atlas Surname Definition:
(English) Descendant of Edel or Eidel (noble), corrupted through Edlin and Eidles which became Atlas.
Atlas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 3,681 | 1:9,366 | 1,284 |
| United States | 2,863 | 1:126,601 | 13,430 |
| Turkey | 1,938 | 1:40,156 | 4,148 |
| Afghanistan | 538 | 1:59,764 | 1,936 |
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| Pakistan | 480 | 1:372,175 | 7,217 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| Israel | 419 | 1:20,424 | 3,045 |
| Philippines | 289 | 1:350,305 | 47,129 |
| Iran | 272 | 1:282,289 | 20,443 |
| Ukraine | 179 | 1:254,317 | 33,290 |
| Canada | 152 | 1:242,405 | 23,093 |
| Germany | 124 | 1:649,238 | 50,829 |
| England | 97 | 1:574,413 | 34,909 |
| Australia | 84 | 1:321,377 | 27,634 |
| France | 76 | 1:873,983 | 102,402 |
| Belgium | 74 | 1:155,360 | 21,583 |
| Argentina | 68 | 1:628,580 | 44,177 |
| India | 55 | 1:13,946,643 | 236,652 |
| Poland | 51 | 1:745,270 | 61,215 |
| Mexico | 40 | 1:3,103,155 | 23,265 |
| Brazil | 37 | 1:5,785,793 | 142,916 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Austria | 28 | 1:304,123 | 34,120 |
| Slovakia | 26 | 1:205,248 | 33,808 |
| Serbia | 25 | 1:285,798 | 14,883 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Northern Cyprus | 21 | 1:15,191 | 3,865 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:1,255,467 | 70,036 |
Atlas (13,865) may also be a first name.
Atlas Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Descendant of Edel or Eidel (noble), corrupted through Edlin and Eidles which became Atlas.
Atlas Demographics
Average Male Atlas Height
175 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Atlas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atlas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Atlas (Georgian: ატლას, Hindi: अतलस) is found in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atlas? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 40,468th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 562,745 people. Atlas is mostly found in Asia, where 33 percent of Atlas reside; 32 percent reside in North Africa and 28 percent reside in Mahgreb. Atlas is also the 48,958th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 13,865 people.
The surname Atlas is most numerous in Morocco, where it is carried by 3,681 people, or 1 in 9,366. Barring Morocco it is found in 104 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Turkey, where 15 percent are found.
Atlas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Atlas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Atlas surname increased 7,158 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Atlas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Atlas surname are 43.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.84% registered with the party.
The amount Atlas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.8% less than the national average, earning 246,408 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.7% less than the national average, earning R 140,928 per year; in United States they earn 21.62% more than the national average, earning $52,476 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.17% more than the national average, earning $70,635 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Atlas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Atlas in the Hindi language | ||
| अतलस | atalasa | - |
| Atlas in the Georgian language | ||
| ატლას | atlas | 96.59 |
| ათლას | atlas | 3.41 |
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