The Attias surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 355 people carried this name — #57,372 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 833,300 people counted. That is up 15% from 309 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 306 people named Attias.
Most of them — 243 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 64 people named Attias live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
35 people named Attias live in Switzerland.
They live in 2 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Attias,
with a public archive behind them.
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Richard Attias 1959– · businessperson -
Richard Attias 1959– · businessperson
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Cheikh Mwijo 1937–2020 · singer
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Cheikh Mwijo 1937–2020 · singer
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Dominique Attias 1948– · lawyer
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Dan Attias 1951– · television producer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Attias.
- Atkinson 53,376 · U.S. census
- Attal 265 · U.S. census
- Attanasio 1,150 · U.S. census
- Attar 850 · U.S. census
- Attard 881 · U.S. census
- Attia 1,232 · U.S. census
- Attie 192 · U.S. census
- Aubain 146 · U.S. census
- Aubart 170 · U.S. census
- Aube 1,391 · U.S. census
- Aubel 481 · U.S. census
- Auber 176 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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