Attahir Surname

51,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,039 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Chad

Attahir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Attahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan2,8001:13,3961,853
Niger2,4791:7,742630
Nigeria2,2981:77,0865,508
Chad2,1181:6,417936
Mali3231:52,5361,331
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Attahir (3,680) may also be a first name.

Attahir Last Name Facts

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

Attahir is borne by more people in Sudan than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Attahir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Attahir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 51,068th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 725,923 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Attahir are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 116,307th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 3,680 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Sudan, where it is carried by 2,800 people, or 1 in 13,396. Aside from Sudan this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 23 percent are found.

Attahir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hattahir938/
Attahier934/
Attahuir933/
Atthahir933/
Attahhir931/
Attauhir931/
Aattahir931/
Attaahir931/
Attahirr931/
Attahitr931/
Atahir921,239/
Attaher869,454/
Ettahir86529/
Attohir8617/
Hatahir866/
Aitahir861/
Attaherr8012/
Attaheur802/
Aittaher802/
Atttaher801/
Ataher771,017/
Attaer776/
Etahir772/
Atehir771/
Ettaher7160/
Gotahir719/
Attaeer715/
Atteher714/
Ataheer711/
Autoair711/
Atahear711/
Otahire711/
Athehir711/
Atahaer711/
Ataheur711/
Eattaer711/
Outahir711/
Ataer67359/
Atajiere679/
Ettaherr678/

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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
  • 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 Attahir
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