Altah Surname
Approximately 233 people bear this surname
Altah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Altah (112) may also be a first name.
Altah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Altah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Altah (Arabic: التاش, Hindi: अल्ताह, Marathi: ताफ) is found most in Saudi Arabia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Altah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,067,497th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Altah reside; 85 percent reside in West Asia and 85 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 885,979th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 112 people.
The surname Altah is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Without taking into account Saudi Arabia it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 5 percent are found and Niger, where 3 percent are found.
Altah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Altah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Altah last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Altah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Altah in the Hindi language | ||
| अल्ताह | altaha | - |
| Altah in the Marathi language | ||
| ताफ | tapha | - |
| Altah in the Arabic language | ||
| التاش | altash | - |
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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
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- 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 Altah
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