Cognomen عطا (Atta 
, Ata , عطا 
) , throughout the world, is a widespread surname. The surname عطا is characteristic of Egypt, where it is quite a common surname, Ghana, and Jordan (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Egypt, Turkey, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Also, عطا is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Atta, Ata | Pakistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Turkey, India |
| عطا | Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, Iraq, Iran |
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غريغوري عطا syrian archbishop, LB (b. 1815) |
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شہلا عطا Afghan politician, AF (b. 1959) |
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محمد عطا Egyptian hijacker and one of the ringleaders of the September 11 attacks, EG (b. 1968) |
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| حسن عطا Yemeni singer, YE (b. 1935) |
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وليد عطا Swedish football player, ET (b. 1986) |
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مينا عطا Egyptian singer and radio announcer, EG (b. 1990) |
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جابر عطا Arab-Israeli association footballer, IL (b. 1994) |
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| عبد الوهاب عطا EG (b. 1939) |
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| علي عطا EG (b. 1963) |
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| غاده شريم عطا Lebanese politician and literature professor (born 1968), LB (b. 1980) |
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