Family name اتير (Ater 
, Etter 
, اتير 
) , all around the world, is a common surname. The surname اتير is habitual in Switzerland, where it is quite a common surname, South Sudan, where it is quite a rare surname, and Paraguay. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in the United States, Switzerland, and Germany. Much less frequently, اتير is the forename as well as the last name.