Attah Surname

7,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Attah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Attah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria52,2451:3,391459
Ghana22,0981:1,223197
Togo8401:8,6282,051
Ivory Coast3991:57,8233,427
England3671:151,82014,489
Cameroon2321:89,52210,766
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Pakistan611:2,928,58824,004
Niger321:599,75114,963
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Liberia281:157,44811,209
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Mauritania201:204,74310,209
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guyana11:762,22114,420
France11:66,422,722504,397
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Attah (12,849) may also be a first name.

Attah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Attah Come From? nationality or country of origin

Attah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺗﺎﻩ, Hindi: अत्ताह) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Attah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,400th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 94,832 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Attah reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 51,701st most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 12,849 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 52,245 people, or 1 in 3,391. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kogi, where 21 percent live, Benue, where 10 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Other than Nigeria Attah occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 29 percent live and Togo, where 1 percent live.

Attah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Attah last name are 40.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.75% being registered with the party.

The amount Attah earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.82% less than the national average, earning R 138,264 per year; in United States they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning $44,160 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.6% less than the national average, earning $49,384 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hattah91423/
Attach91385/
Attash91354/
Attaha9128/
Atttah9122/
Attaih9120/
Attahy9118/
Attahu9116/
Aittah917/
Attaah915/
Attath915/
Aattah913/
Attahs912/
Attauh912/
Eattah911/
Adttah911/
Auttah911/
Atta89227,479/
Atah896,315/
Hattach83298/
Attahey8318/
Hattash8315/
Aattach837/
Attahee835/
Attahyi834/
Gattaih833/
Aitttah831/
Hattadh831/
Hatta8042,502/
Gatta8017,379/
Attoh8013,536/
Atash809,448/
Attas805,065/
Ettah805,000/
Attai804,518/
Ottah804,078/
Aitah801,247/
Attat801,002/
Attea80972/
Attay80574/
Attaa80543/
Aitta80493/
Hatah80409/
Ataha80349/
Aatta80249/
Autta80221/
Attha80171/
Atach80147/
Ataah8072/
Autah8069/
Attad8038/
Attoa8032/
Attau8029/
Attho8029/
Athah8016/
Eatta8013/
Astta8013/
Attap8012/
Atahu8010/
Aytah808/
Attaî808/
Attaz807/
Attta807/
Ahtah805/
Atahy805/
Ataih804/
Aetah804/
Attaj804/
Atadh804/
Ataph802/
Athta802/
Ahtta802/
Attaï802/
Aytta802/
Aatah802/
Atahz801/
Adtah801/
Adtta801/
Atauh801/
Aztah801/
Atayh801/
Atahh801/
Hattasch7732/
Ahattach7726/
Ata7590,646/
Aatash738,489/
Ahtash733,409/
Hattoh73775/
Hattat73621/
Haatta73525/
Hattas73436/
Gattai73401/
Attoch73342/
Hattha73306/
Atahau73298/
Attiea73248/
Auttha73148/
Hattau73117/
Attaud7399/
Athaah7394/
Hhatta7387/
Atthos7381/
Ataush7376/
Hatash7372/
Atthey7350/
Hattap7342/
Atthas7341/
Astash7330/
Gottah7330/
Athash7329/
Gattaa7328/
Hattay7325/
Hatach7322/
Aitaph7321/
Aistah7321/
Gattau7319/
Attass7316/
Hettah7315/
Aytach7314/
Hattho7314/
Haetta7313/
Aatach7312/
Attouh7310/
Hattad739/
Attaai739/
Aththa738/
Hottah738/
Gattea738/
Atthai738/
Atahay738/
Heatta738/
Athaha738/
Auttho738/
Hattai737/
Hattaß737/
Hataah737/
Atthay736/
Haatah736/
Hattaš736/
Atteih735/
Gattay735/
Aitaha735/
Ahatta735/
Atahai734/
Ettaih734/
Gaitta734/
Attosh734/
Attadd733/
Atteap733/
Ayttas733/
Ahtaha733/
Otttah733/
Atahys733/
Aitahe733/
Attaat733/
Attgay733/
Astaph732/
Attasd732/
Hattaa732/
Hattta732/
Attaad732/
Ataich732/
Etttah732/
Ottaha732/
Ottaah732/
Aâtach732/
Eatash732/
Hathah732/
Hataih732/
Eattas731/
Gattha731/
Haitta731/
Aataph731/
Aattaa731/
Aitash731/
Aittha731/
Atuoth731/
Hattea731/
Gateah731/
Hatahe731/
Ottach731/
Attaid731/
Attatt731/
Ataahh731/
Hataha731/
Hattaj731/
Gautta731/
Haetah731/
Ahttap731/
Atahei731/
Atashd731/
Eittah731/
At'tai731/
Hataht731/
Atttai731/
Atatth731/
Gattta731/
Adtaha731/
Aitach731/
Attaas731/
Gattaï731/
Hastta731/
Hattaz731/
Hahtah731/
Aaitta730/
Hata6770,624/
Auta6742,277/
Atay6738,754/
Asta6735,396/
Atto6725,838/
Aita6716,160/
Atai6714,944/
Etta6714,699/
Gata6714,648/
Ataç6713,457/
Atha677,403/
Otah675,710/
Otta675,155/
Ataa674,534/
Atas673,974/
Atat673,864/
Atea672,488/
Atoh672,435/
Etah672,408/
Atad671,495/
Atağ671,471/
Ayta671,259/
Atho671,223/
Atau671,136/
Attouch671,005/
Atap67954/
Atoa67800/
Eata67775/
Aata67748/
Atot67695/
Aththas67368/
Hattais67297/
Hatthai67275/
Ataz67265/
Adta67260/
Hatteea67208/
Aeta6786/
Ahta6754/
Atga6746/
Hatachh6726/
Hattatt6719/
Ataï6719/
Autahay6711/
Ataj678/
Aïta677/
Aşta677/
Ahatach677/
Gaththa676/
Aíta674/
Aatashh672/
Aaatash672/
Ataî672/
Hajtash672/
Hatteau672/
Heahtta672/
Ajta672/
Eastach671/
Eastaph671/
Atthaid671/
Astahad671/
Atahash671/
Atahova671/
Athaich671/
Athashd671/
Hastash671/
Hatahat671/
Hastaha671/
Hashtah671/
Gatthoi671/
Gattouh671/
Haitach671/
Astahei671/
Attaaya671/
Attoosh671/
Ashtash671/
Aitahad671/
Azta671/
Aataaha671/
Authaha671/
Athaaah671/
Athaath671/
Gathaah671/
Atteaux670/
Austach670/

Attah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Attah in the Hindi language
अत्ताहattaha-
Attah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﺗﺎﻩatah71.43
ﺍﺗﺎﻩatah28.57

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