Attigh Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Attigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Attigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Attigh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Attigh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﺘﻴﻖ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Attigh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Attigh live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania Attigh is mostly found in: Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 29 percent live, Trarza Region, where 29 percent live and Tiris Zemmour Region, where 14 percent live. Barring Mauritania this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 38 percent live and Algeria, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Attiegh921/
Attig911,776/
Atigh91332/
Hattiegh861/
Hattig83225/
Gattig8340/
Athigh836/
Attikh832/
Attieg832/
Aitigh831/
Ateigh831/
Ataigh831/
Atig802,072/
Attigue7714/
Haettig776/
Gattikh774/
Atteagh771/
Attiq731,817/
Attik731,309/
Attic73327/
Attix73226/
Aatig73173/
Ettig73162/
Aytig73122/
Atikh7383/
Astig7330/
Adtig7323/
Ategh7322/
Ataig734/
Ateig734/
Aitig734/
Atteg733/
Atieg731/
Hatig731/
Ottig731/
Atiqh731/
Gatig731/
Gottig67814/
Hettig67622/
Hättig67177/
Attick67156/
Hastig67103/
Attike6790/
Gatikh6778/
Hattix6775/
Attiqe6766/
Ostigh6737/
Oettig6732/
Atigue6722/
Hatoig6720/
Ateagh6720/
Hattic6718/
Attieq6717/
Achtig6714/
Attiqu6713/
Aettik679/
Athikh677/
Attaix676/
Attiok674/
Attaiq673/
Atteiq673/
Aattiq673/
Attics673/
Attiek672/
Asthig671/
Aatikh671/
Hatieg671/
Ettaig671/
Astegh671/
Aittik671/
Gathig671/
Atishq671/
Atiquh671/
Astoig670/
Hatteg670/
Gattic670/
Hottig670/
Othigh670/

Attigh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Attigh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻌﺘﻴﻖaltyq-

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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
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  • 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 Attigh
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