Attar Surname
Approximately 115,540 people bear this surname
Attar Surname User-submission:
This surname derives from the word ittar, which means 'perfume' or 'scent'. People with this surname were involved in perfume manufacturing. They also have their roots in Khing community, Punjab village Gurdaspur.
Attar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 45,850 | 1:16,730 | 1,337 |
| Egypt | 28,586 | 1:3,216 | 440 |
| Algeria | 8,193 | 1:4,715 | 736 |
| Morocco | 7,361 | 1:4,684 | 530 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6,241 | 1:4,944 | 668 |
| Iran | 4,159 | 1:18,462 | 2,366 |
| Syria | 2,451 | 1:7,875 | 768 |
| Iraq | 2,012 | 1:17,406 | 1,079 |
| Pakistan | 1,257 | 1:142,119 | 3,959 |
| United States | 1,190 | 1:304,587 | 28,026 |
| Lebanon | 1,154 | 1:4,885 | 869 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,078 | 1:8,499 | 1,063 |
| Turkey | 939 | 1:82,877 | 7,510 |
| France | 761 | 1:87,283 | 12,470 |
| Kuwait | 665 | 1:5,715 | 774 |
| Palestine | 490 | 1:9,283 | 1,898 |
| Jordan | 385 | 1:22,967 | 3,229 |
| Qatar | 353 | 1:6,680 | 720 |
| Canada | 228 | 1:161,603 | 16,308 |
| England | 216 | 1:257,954 | 20,673 |
| Bahrain | 206 | 1:6,547 | 1,173 |
| Malaysia | 198 | 1:148,961 | 9,324 |
| Afghanistan | 175 | 1:183,732 | 3,593 |
| Spain | 148 | 1:315,892 | 18,720 |
| Israel | 106 | 1:80,732 | 9,742 |
| Sweden | 106 | 1:92,894 | 6,768 |
| Belgium | 105 | 1:109,492 | 16,366 |
| Argentina | 102 | 1:419,053 | 31,889 |
| Oman | 100 | 1:36,880 | 2,528 |
| Germany | 95 | 1:847,426 | 61,310 |
| Indonesia | 84 | 1:1,574,395 | 104,585 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Philippines | 44 | 1:2,300,869 | 126,392 |
| Mauritania | 34 | 1:120,437 | 7,101 |
| Ivory Coast | 30 | 1:769,041 | 20,891 |
| Italy | 27 | 1:2,265,063 | 92,103 |
| Yemen | 24 | 1:1,101,054 | 11,660 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Tunisia | 14 | 1:43,616 | 6,025 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 1:2,294,012 | 16,398 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 1:1,204,218 | 5,298 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Attar (12,851) may also be a first name.
Attar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from the word ittar, which means 'perfume' or 'scent'. People with this surname were involved in perfume manufacturing. They also have their roots in Khing community, Punjab village Gurdaspur.
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Attar Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Attar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Attar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Attar (Arabic: عطّار, Bengali: আত্তর, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻄﺎﺭ, Hindi: अत्तर, Marathi: आतार, Oriya: ଅର, Russian: Аттар) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Attar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Attar is the 4,893rd most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 63,074 people. The surname Attar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Attar reside; 45 percent reside in South Asia and 39 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Attar is also the 51,691st most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 12,851 people.
The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 45,850 people, or 1 in 16,730. In India it is mostly found in: Karnataka, where 51 percent live, Maharashtra, where 45 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent live. Barring India this surname exists in 87 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 25 percent live and Algeria, where 7 percent live.
Attar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Attar last name is principally Sunni (44%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Attar last name are 1.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.47% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Attar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.15% less than the national average, earning 220,964 kr per year; in United States they earn 28.54% more than the national average, earning $55,464 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.48% more than the national average, earning $54,889 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Attar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Attar in the Bengali language | ||
| আত্তর | attara | 94.74 |
| আওর | a'ora | 5.26 |
| Attar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻄﺎﺭ | tar | 83.33 |
| ﺍﻟﻌﻄﺎﺭ | altar | 16.67 |
| Attar in the Hindi language | ||
| अत्तर | attara | 78.11 |
| अत्तार | attara | 12.67 |
| अतर | atara | 8.06 |
| ात्तार | attara | 0.23 |
| आत्तर | attara | 0.23 |
| अथर | athara | 0.23 |
| Attar in the Marathi language | ||
| आतार | atara | 47.6 |
| तार | tara | 23.17 |
| अतार | atara | 10.73 |
| तर | tara | 4.11 |
| अत्ार | atara | 2.28 |
| आत्ार | atara | 0.91 |
| ्तार | tara | 0.68 |
| अंतार | antara | 0.46 |
| आवर् | avar | 0.34 |
| आतारे | atare | 0.34 |
| अतर | atara | 0.29 |
| अथर | athara | 0.23 |
| सतार | satara | 0.23 |
| तारा | tara | 0.11 |
| अातार | aatara | 0.11 |
| तरु | taru | 0.11 |
| थार | thara | 0.11 |
| तरी | tari | 0.11 |
| अन्तार | antara | 0.11 |
| तारी | tari | 0.11 |
| अतरु | ataru | 0.11 |
| आयर् | ayar | 0.06 |
| Attar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅର | ara | 25 |
| ଅତର | atara | 25 |
| ଅାର | aara | 25 |
| ଆାର | aara | 12.5 |
| ଆର | ara | 12.5 |
| Attar in the Russian language | ||
| Аттар | attar | - |
| Attar in the Arabic language | ||
| عطّار | tar | - |
| العطار | altar | - |
| عطار | tar | - |
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