Attar Surname

4,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Egypt

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India45,8501:16,7301,337
Egypt28,5861:3,216440
Algeria8,1931:4,715736
Morocco7,3611:4,684530
Saudi Arabia6,2411:4,944668
Iran4,1591:18,4622,366
Syria2,4511:7,875768
Iraq2,0121:17,4061,079
Pakistan1,2571:142,1193,959
United States1,1901:304,58728,026
Lebanon1,1541:4,885869
United Arab Emirates1,0781:8,4991,063
Turkey9391:82,8777,510
France7611:87,28312,470
Kuwait6651:5,715774
Palestine4901:9,2831,898
Jordan3851:22,9673,229
Qatar3531:6,680720
Canada2281:161,60316,308
England2161:257,95420,673
Bahrain2061:6,5471,173
Malaysia1981:148,9619,324
Afghanistan1751:183,7323,593
Spain1481:315,89218,720
Israel1061:80,7329,742
Sweden1061:92,8946,768
Belgium1051:109,49216,366
Argentina1021:419,05331,889
Oman1001:36,8802,528
Germany951:847,42661,310
Indonesia841:1,574,395104,585
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Australia491:550,93340,757
Philippines441:2,300,869126,392
Mauritania341:120,4377,101
Ivory Coast301:769,04120,891
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
Yemen241:1,101,05411,660
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Norway171:302,48730,120
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Tunisia141:43,6166,025
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

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 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Attard9116,814/
Attare913,407/
Hattar912,103/
Aattar911,231/
Atthar91282/
Attarz91128/
Attart91123/
Gattar9190/
Attaar9142/
Athtar9123/
Attaur9119/
Auttar9116/
Attair9111/
Asttar919/
Attarr915/
Aittar914/
Attarh913/
Attatr912/
Attarp912/
Eattar911/
Ahttar911/
Atar8949,124/
Attahar83226/
Aththar8323/
Hattare836/
Attahur835/
Attaire835/
Ashttar833/
Atthard832/
Aattaar832/
Aattatr831/
Attarre831/
Athtaur831/
Hattarh831/
Hattair831/
Gauttar831/
Hattard830/
Autar8054,904/
Athar8022,553/
Aytar806,841/
Ataur803,720/
Aatar802,513/
Hatar801,727/
Astar801,415/
Atare801,224/
Attor80928/
Ahtar80510/
Gatar80368/
Ottar80230/
Ettar80227/
Ataar80225/
Atear8084/
Aitar8071/
Atard8032/
Atair8031/
Atahr8030/
Atart8028/
Aetar8022/
Atarh8015/
Ajtar8011/
Atgar809/
Atarr804/
Adtar804/
Aztar804/
Atarp801/
Attarova77129/
Aittahar7717/
Attahier774/
Aththaar773/
Hattahar772/
Attaheur772/
Gattahar771/
Attearhe771/
Attaharh771/
Hauttard770/
Atahar734,541/
Athare733,390/
Outtar731,155/
Ashtar73612/
Ettair73546/
Autard73458/
Atharh73413/
Asthar73362/
Ahthar73276/
Authar73254/
Achtar73183/
Attour73179/
Attore73178/
Gautar73157/
Gatgar73134/
Hastar73124/
Hatare73121/
Atarhe73121/
Ataire73110/
Gattor73106/
Gottar7399/
Ahatar7362/
Haitar7351/
Astare7347/
Ettarh7340/
Ottart7338/
Autare7337/
Attoor7336/
Aaitar7335/
Eittar7334/
Athhar7329/
Haytar7323/
Astair7322/
Hathar7319/
Aathar7317/
Aitare7316/
Athaur7314/
Aataar7313/
Aatare7312/
Hatard7311/
Astart7310/
Athair7310/
Gathar739/
Aistar739/
Aithar739/
Atahur737/
Eastar737/
Etthar737/
Attorp737/
Hattor736/
Autaar736/
Hautar735/
Athear735/
Auhtar735/
Hataar735/
Aitart735/
Eathar734/
Athaar734/
Gaitar734/
Aaytar734/
Astear734/
Aatair734/
Aihtar734/
Aataur733/
Hettar733/
Aethar733/
Hottar733/
Ottare733/
Ahhtar733/
Ataair733/
Ottair732/
Atharr732/
Astarr732/
Aastar732/
Atteur732/
Autair732/
Ottard731/
Gaytar731/
Ottarr731/
Hatgar731/
Hatair731/
Hatear731/
Hahtar731/
Adtaur731/
Ataare731/
Ataurr731/
Athard731/
Athart731/
Gaatar731/
Ajhtar731/
Haïtar731/
Gatarh731/
Ahtair731/
Aatard731/
Aatarh731/
Aehtar731/
Austar731/
Attord731/
Azthar731/
Aythar731/
Euttar731/
Athatr731/
Astaar731/
Athayr731/
Ottear730/
Otthar730/
Atharp730/
Hauttaire715/
Hattahair711/
Ator674,720/
Otar671,840/
Attorre67298/
Etar67155/
Athahar67120/
Atarova67119/
Hashtar67103/
Aatharh6790/
Hottart6781/
Ettahar6775/
Hattour6770/
Astaire6751/
Aathare6748/
Haythar6731/
Austarå6714/
Haithar6711/
Authaar6711/
Hajtard6711/
Haustar6710/
Gattuor679/
Ahaytar678/
Autaire678/
Aichtar677/
Hattore675/
Athaarh674/
Athaire674/
Aashtar674/
Ashstar674/
Aihtart674/
Hastard673/
Aatahar673/
Gathaur673/
Asdtahr673/
Atheart672/
Gaithar672/
Gattour672/
Atahair672/
Ottaire671/
Outtare671/
Hathare671/
Hastare671/
Eththar671/
Gathaar671/
Gauthar671/
Ahaatar671/
Aistare671/
Ajtahar671/
Asthare671/
Austard671/
Autahar671/
Atgahar671/
Ashtare671/
Ashthar671/
Hattorh671/
Ahttour671/
Gathair671/
Atheare671/
Ataheer671/
Ataheir671/
Atarowa671/
Attoure671/
Ashtaar671/
Ashtear671/
Atearth671/
Atairhe671/
Gouttar671/
Gathear671/
Aitteur671/
Authair671/
Astharh671/
Haethar671/
Hazthar671/
Authard670/
Hathart670/
Hastart670/
Hautaur670/
Gautear670/
Hathard670/
Hathgar670/

Attar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Attar in the Bengali language
আত্তরattara94.74
আওরa'ora5.26
Attar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﻄﺎﺭtar83.33
ﺍﻟﻌﻄﺎﺭaltar16.67
Attar in the Hindi language
अत्तरattara78.11
अत्तारattara12.67
अतरatara8.06
ात्तारattara0.23
आत्तरattara0.23
अथरathara0.23
Attar in the Marathi language
आतारatara47.6
तारtara23.17
अतारatara10.73
तरtara4.11
अत्ारatara2.28
आत्ारatara0.91
्तारtara0.68
अंतारantara0.46
आवर्avar0.34
आतारेatare0.34
अतरatara0.29
अथरathara0.23
सतारsatara0.23
ताराtara0.11
अातारaatara0.11
तरुtaru0.11
थारthara0.11
तरीtari0.11
अन्तारantara0.11
तारीtari0.11
अतरुataru0.11
आयर्ayar0.06
Attar in the Oriya language
ଅରara25
ଅତରatara25
ଅାରaara25
ଆାରaara12.5
ଆରara12.5
Attar in the Russian language
Аттарattar-
Attar in the Arabic language
عطّارtar-
العطارaltar-
عطارtar-

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