Altag Surname

681,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Altag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Turkey791:985,08144,945
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Altag (28) may also be a first name.

Altag Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Altag Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Altag occurs most in Saudi Arabia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Altag? popularity and diffusion

Altag is the 681,965th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,714,555 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Altag reside; 76 percent reside in West Asia and 56 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 28 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 129,104. Excluding Saudi Arabia it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 18 percent live and Sudan, where 11 percent live.

Altag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Altag has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Altag surname decreased 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alltag9165/
Altaug911/
Althag910/
Altague839/
Altaugh834/
Altheag830/
Altak80322/
Altog80214/
Eltag8060/
Oltag8033/
Altaq8031/
Altac8011/
Galtac73153/
Altakh7361/
Altake7313/
Haltak734/
Altaik731/
Haltaq731/
Altack731/
Galtak731/
Altaic731/
Altaak731/
Althax730/
Altaque67271/
Ailtakh67122/
Altakhe671/
Holdtag671/
Altough671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Altag
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