Altahir Surname

15,562nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Altahir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan33,8801:1,107154
Saudi Arabia1,6701:18,4772,561
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
United States161:22,653,683662,747
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Altahir (10,253) may also be a first name.

Altahir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Altahir is more frequently found in Sudan than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Altahir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altahir? popularity and diffusion

Altahir is the 15,562nd most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 203,387 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Altahir reside; 95 percent reside in North Africa and 95 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Altahir is also the 60,237th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 10,253 people.

The surname is most widespread in Sudan, where it is carried by 33,880 people, or 1 in 1,107. Outside of Sudan this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent are found and Egypt, where 1 percent are found.

Altahir Last Name Statistics demography

Altahir earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.44% more than the national average, earning $48,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altahier9317/
Althahir932/
Altaheir931/
Alttahir931/
Eltahir8687,838/
Altaher8626,772/
Altohir8612/
Althaher80728/
Eltaheir804/
Elttahir801/
Altaer771/
Althaheer751/
Eltaher7119,308/
Altouir711/
Eltehir711/
Eltaer629/
Alteur621/
Altoer620/
Holtheijer595/
Halteur572/
Alteuer571/
Elthaer571/
Holthoer5316/
Holtheuer50187/

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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 Altahir
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