Alta Forename
27,526th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 30,543 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Haiti
Alta Forename Definition:
A Latin name, meaning: High.
Alta Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 15,020 | 1:24,137 | 1,826 |
| India | 83% | 5,876 | 1:206,753 | 21,280 |
| South Africa | 100% | 4,671 | 1:11,675 | 1,903 |
| Haiti | 100% | 1,163 | 1:9,224 | 1,029 |
| Brazil | 100% | 769 | 1:278,591 | 11,103 |
| Mexico | 100% | 569 | 1:218,180 | 3,746 |
| Philippines | 99% | 399 | 1:265,688 | 10,760 |
| Canada | 100% | 215 | 1:154,109 | 6,534 |
| Indonesia | - | 214 | 1:1,205,438 | 71,052 |
| Israel | 99% | 206 | 1:40,791 | 2,796 |
| Honduras | 100% | 193 | 1:45,686 | 2,161 |
| Ecuador | - | 124 | 1:142,959 | 2,913 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 111 | 1:93,975 | 4,991 |
| England | 84% | 91 | 1:611,021 | 12,120 |
| Burkina Faso | 88% | 59 | 1:311,516 | 12,204 |
| New Zealand | - | 57 | 1:79,580 | 3,706 |
| DR Congo | 63% | 55 | 1:1,342,320 | 36,691 |
| Russia | 68% | 55 | 1:2,622,431 | 16,061 |
| Pakistan | 99% | 43 | 1:4,519,946 | 45,816 |
| Albania | 100% | 42 | 1:72,537 | 5,715 |
| Niger | 75% | 42 | 1:456,762 | 9,539 |
| Mongolia | - | 37 | 1:79,319 | 5,615 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 36 | 1:17,627 | 1,434 |
| Nigeria | 75% | 30 | 1:5,918,812 | 82,027 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 29 | 1:1,568,962 | 4,383 |
| Kazakhstan | 80% | 28 | 1:633,816 | 8,396 |
| Latvia | 100% | 26 | 1:77,525 | 1,691 |
| Namibia | - | 24 | 1:100,174 | 4,700 |
| Australia | - | 23 | 1:593,810 | 8,803 |
| Colombia | - | 23 | 1:2,077,345 | 17,160 |
| Argentina | 100% | 22 | 1:1,944,238 | 7,405 |
| Papua New Guinea | 86% | 19 | 1:429,069 | 33,046 |
| El Salvador | - | 16 | 1:396,362 | 4,002 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 15 | 1:3,519,221 | 24,304 |
| China | - | 12 | 1:113,837,982 | 65,289 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 12 | 1:603,067 | 5,347 |
| Nepal | 80% | 11 | 1:2,589,759 | 36,665 |
| Italy | 52% | 10 | 1:6,106,209 | 25,028 |
| Peru | 89% | 10 | 1:3,179,145 | 27,401 |
| Egypt | 50% | 9 | 1:10,211,216 | 21,716 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 8 | 1:752,292 | 11,019 |
| Spain | - | 8 | 1:5,816,246 | 16,159 |
| France | - | 7 | 1:9,495,763 | 30,047 |
| Germany | 72% | 7 | 1:13,811,125 | 41,547 |
| Greece | 100% | 7 | 1:1,562,078 | 10,407 |
| Belarus | 100% | 6 | 1:1,580,397 | 7,457 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 6 | 1:2,684,738 | 6,435 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 6 | 1:5,033,649 | 67,876 |
| Georgia | 83% | 5 | 1:747,693 | 11,698 |
| Panama | - | 5 | 1:781,311 | 18,191 |
| Thailand | 100% | 5 | 1:14,013,163 | 173,193 |
| Uruguay | - | 5 | 1:685,527 | 7,487 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 4 | 1:39,865,342 | 24,379 |
| Marshall Islands | 75% | 4 | 1:12,808 | 1,787 |
| Ireland | - | 3 | 1:1,547,840 | 7,573 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 3 | 1:3,214,315 | 27,427 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 3 | 1:5,424,443 | 41,412 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 3 | 1:7,203,501 | 73,722 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Malaysia | 75% | 3 | 1:10,149,980 | 208,386 |
| Senegal | 100% | 3 | 1:4,860,452 | 20,187 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 2 | 1:30,650 | 1,815 |
| Congo | 50% | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| Croatia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,108,538 | 15,895 |
| Kosovo | - | 2 | 1:930,720 | 16,593 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Turkey | 100% | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Austria | 100% | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Chad | 100% | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Northern Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | - | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Scotland | 100% | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Switzerland | 75% | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
Alta (2,990) may also be a surname.
Alta Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Latin name, meaning: High.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Alta Forename Popularity
Alta Demographics
Alta Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 4 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Phonetically Similar Names
Alta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alta in the Russian language | ||
| Альта | alta | - |
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