Pather Surname

65,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pather Surname Definition:

“Jeweller” in Tamil.

Pather Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6,6671:8,1261,037
India2581:2,973,12289,393
Mauritius1321:9,7992,112
Australia1311:206,07420,044
England1201:464,31730,397
United States581:6,249,292299,206
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Canada471:783,94961,790
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Nepal81:3,560,12010,569
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Pather (124) may also be a first name.

Pather Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Jeweller” in Tamil.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Pather Last Name Facts

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

Pather (Arabic: باثر, Hindi: पाथेर, Marathi: पाठ) is found most in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pather? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 65,914th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 962,561 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Pather live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 836,439th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 124 people.

Pather is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 6,667 people, or 1 in 8,126. In South Africa Pather is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 64 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and Western Cape, where 5 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent reside and Mauritius, where 2 percent reside.

Pather Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pather has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Pather last name grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 187 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pather Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pather last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pather earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.19% more than the national average, earning R 442,452 per year; in United States they earn 1.52% less than the national average, earning $42,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $56,046 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pathier92132/
Pathere9220/
Paither924/
Peather922/
Pateher921/
Phather921/
Pasther920/
Pater9114,227/
Pathe914,819/
Pauthier86709/
Pausther8610/
Pattheur863/
Patuhier861/
Pheather861/
Phathere861/
Pathre836,517/
Paster833,036/
Patere832,105/
Pether831,115/
Pauthe83506/
Patter83487/
Patier83378/
Patthe83340/
Pauter83288/
Paiter83285/
Payter83166/
Paithe83164/
Pateer8390/
Pother8346/
Phater8340/
Pajter8338/
Pasthe8334/
Pathey8333/
Peater8330/
Pathie8328/
Pathhe8324/
Pöther8324/
Pathir8323/
Pathet8318/
Pathee8315/
Padthe8311/
Patehe8311/
Pathea837/
Pathed837/
Pathej835/
Pathei835/
Pateur835/
Pathes834/
Pahter834/
Phathe834/
Patesr833/
Patear832/
Pathte832/
Paeter832/
Patheu832/
Patihe832/
Paterd831/
Paterz831/
Paathe831/
Pazter831/
Pašter831/
Padter831/
Pathep831/
Peathe830/
Pate8054,228/
Pothier777,570/
Paththe771,129/
Pachter77662/
Peaster77573/
Pattier77543/
Paitier77411/
Pasterz77401/
Patthey77336/
Phathep77319/
Pashthe77266/
Phathet77154/
Pastere77102/
Pautier7778/
Peatier7778/
Peither7761/
Pfauter7751/
Patheis7726/
Phateur7726/
Pashter7725/
Paatere7724/
Pautere7717/
Phatthe7714/
Paister7713/
Phether7712/
Poether7712/
Pautter7710/
Pauster779/
Posther777/
Pateare777/
Pastert777/
Patahee777/
Phathee776/
Pathair775/
Patthep774/
Paterre774/
Paadthe773/
Paitter773/
Potheir772/
Paszter772/
Peteher772/
Patheet772/
Pathieh772/
Padthep772/
Paythie772/
Pathead771/
Patheat771/
Pathire771/
Pathjhe771/
Pattehe771/
Patthed771/
Pouther771/
Phatter771/
Phadthe771/
Pahtere771/
Peatter771/
Paythee771/
Phother771/
Pauthed771/
Payster771/
Phatier771/
Poother770/
Pastter770/
Paetter770/
Pattere770/
Pethier770/
Pfahter770/
Patterd770/
Pautert770/
Paihter770/
Peter731,201,067/
Patir7327,652/
Pathi7320,074/
Patre7310,322/
Patha737,853/
Paste735,558/
Patte735,230/
Patey734,075/
Pathy733,472/
Pates733,018/
Paute732,443/
Phate731,889/
Peate731,666/
Pated731,364/
Poter731,165/
Patez731,156/
Payte73928/
Paite73820/
Patee73686/
Patih73630/
Padte73514/
Patej73483/
Pateh73410/
Patea73398/
Patei73356/
Patie73314/
Pöter73298/
Pothe73268/
Patet73254/
Páter73167/
Paate73148/
Patje73139/
Pathé73124/
Pateu73103/
Patîr7336/
Patge737/
Pahte736/
Patyr735/
Patep734/
Pãter732/
Patır731/
Patée731/
Paşte731/
Pathè731/
Paterová71922/
Pouthier71819/
Phaithet71253/
Posteher7185/
Paterova7179/
Paushter7137/
Potthier7136/
Pfeaster7115/
Poithier7113/
Phatthep715/
Phatheep713/
Peachter712/
Patheesh711/
Pathirhe711/
Pachtert711/
Phatheed711/
Phaithep711/
Poitther711/
Pfachter710/
Pathhead710/
Potter67176,050/
Potier6717,994/
Petter6713,109/
Pashte6712,934/
Phadte673,548/
Pattha673,072/
Pötter672,932/
Patted672,832/
Poster672,382/
Pattee672,130/
Peiter672,031/
Phathi671,543/
Paiste671,296/
Phatha67643/
Pautre67634/
Pattie67628/
Pautet67568/
Patthi67567/
Phatee67551/
Phateh67484/
Pathai67468/
Peeter67465/
Potere67458/
Patire67456/
Pateis67375/
Padtha67357/
Pooter67323/
Patoir67320/
Peatey67317/
Pothet67263/
Pastes67263/
Poiter67249/
Pastir67235/
Pattey67211/
Pathay67203/
Paytes67192/
Pauste67189/
Pouthe67188/
Paitre67186/
Phatte67162/
Pahate67145/
Pathiy67109/
Paithi6794/
Peatee6789/
Paytee6785/
Poeter6781/
Peuter6776/
Pastea6775/
Peates6771/
Pastír6770/
Pateas6770/
Potger6770/
Patish6753/
Pattes6751/
Pastýr6751/
Patett6749/
Patthy6748/
Patteh6747/
Pothee6746/
Pattje6746/
Paitha6745/
Pathii6743/
Pastey6740/
Patiph6740/
Pautes6738/
Pehter6737/
Peyter6736/
Phaate6734/
Pautte6732/
Patior6732/
Patgir6728/
Paatha6726/
Pateet6726/
Phothe6725/
Phatei6724/
Petier6723/
Pasthy6723/
Pattir6721/
Paștea6719/
Pastet6718/
Pathaa6718/
Pathhi6718/
Peterr6718/
Pautea6718/
Pataih6717/
Paitei6717/
Patesh6716/
Pastez6716/
Patead6715/
Pathoi6715/
Poterr6714/
Paatre6714/
Phaste6714/
Patair6714/
Paiterova6713/
Paatee6712/
Pattea6712/
Phatre6712/
Paathi6712/
Pautie6712/
Peteer6711/
Peatie6710/
Pothre6710/
Pathio6710/
Potert6710/
Phatey6710/
Paitee6710/
Patyor6710/
Pasthi679/
Pauthi679/
Paites679/
Peteur679/
Patidh679/
Péteur679/
Patich678/
Pathis678/
Pouter677/
Pateit677/
Pastep677/
Poothe676/
Payteh676/
Peatez676/
Poteer675/
Pateat675/
Patedh675/
Pathaj675/
Pathti675/
Paitte675/
Patiej675/
Paştea675/
Pajterova675/
Pheter675/
Pateep675/
Poyter674/
Phates674/
Paaste674/
Peatha674/
Peterh674/
Poteur674/
Phathy674/
Payterova673/
Pahdte673/
Paytte673/
Pastte673/
Pattet673/
Pattyr673/
Ppeter673/
Paitey673/
Pathuj673/
Pätter673/
Pautey672/
Hpaite672/
Pattre672/
Phatir672/
Potehe672/
Paatey672/
Pahtre672/
Paytha672/
Patecz672/
Pattih672/
Pattée672/
Pfeter672/
Phatea672/
Pastih672/
Phatet672/
Pothep672/
Posthe671/
Pastyh671/
Poteir671/
Pothes671/
Pothir671/
Patech671/
Patest671/
Pathgi671/
Pathit671/
Pathta671/
Pathyi671/
Patrre671/
Pattei671/
Patyre671/
Peatre671/
Peithe671/
Pautha671/
Paytir671/
Phatih671/
Paihte671/
Paatei671/
Paatie671/
Paatir671/
Padtey671/
Padtre671/
Paddte671/
Patieh671/
Pateys671/
Peatei671/
Pateiz671/
Pétter671/
Pótter671/
Patteu671/
Paztez671/
Pateuh671/
Patiea671/
Patiey671/
Patehs671/
Pathha671/
Patajr671/
Pajterová671/
Pahtte671/
Põtter671/
Pájter671/
Puiter671/
Pothez671/
Pothée671/
Ppathi671/
Pothed671/
Phaatheed671/
Pohter671/
Podter671/
Paatep671/
Pahtee671/
Pahtha671/
Paiteh671/
Patajh671/
Pastee671/
Pathip671/
Pathyo671/
Bpeter671/
Peaste670/
Peatte670/

Pather Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pather in the Hindi language
पाथेरpathera88.89
पठेरpathera11.11
Pather in the Marathi language
पाठpatha31.64
पठेरpathera28.25
पाथेरpathera17.51
पथेरpathera15.82
पाथरेpathare2.26
पाठेरpathera2.26
पातेरेpatere1.13
Pather in the Arabic language
باثرbathr-

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