Cognomen العطار (Attar 
, العطار 
, El-Attar 
) , around the globe, is a widespread last name. The cognomen العطار is characteristic of Palestinian Territory, where it is a common surname, Egypt, where it is quite a common surname, and Reunion (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in India, Egypt, and Iraq. Very seldom, العطار is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Attar | Morocco, Egypt, Pakistan, India, Syria |
| العطار | Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Palestinian Territory, Saudi Arabia |
| El-Attar | Morocco, United Arab Emirates, France, Egypt, Saudi Arabia |
| Al-Attar | Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia |
| أحمد العطار Iraqi faqih and poet, IQ (b. 1713) |
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| أحمد بن عبيد الله العطار teacher, SY (b. 1725) |
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| إبراهيم بن محمد العطار Iraqi poet, IQ (b. 1730) |
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| حسن العطار Islamic scholar, EG (b. 1766) |
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| حامد العطار SY (b. 1772) |
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| أحمد بن المبارك العطار DZ (b. 1790) |
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| محمد سليم العطار Syrian faqih, SY (b. 1822) |
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| عبد الفتاح بن مصطفى العطار Syrian Islamic scholar and poet, SY (b. 1842) |
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أنور العطار Syrian poet, SY (b. 1913) |
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| مجيد العطار Iraqi poet, IQ (b. 1866) |
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| محمد رضا العطار Syrian judge and poet, SY (b. 1873) |
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محمد سعيد العطار Yemeni politician and diplomat (1927–2005), YE (b. 1927) |
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ليلى العطار Iraqi artist and painter (1944-1993), IQ (b. 1944) |
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سليمان العطار (b. 1945) |
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| محمد دياب العطار Egyptian footballer and football referee (1927-2016), EG (b. 1927) |
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