Altahona Surname

138,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Altahona Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altahona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia2,7591:17,3161,426
Venezuela4351:69,4352,979
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Panama51:782,45211,059
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Altahona Last Name Facts

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

The last name Altahona is most common in Colombia. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altahona? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 138,854th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,262,510 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Altahona reside; 99 percent reside in South America and 99 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

The surname is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is carried by 2,759 people, or 1 in 17,316. In Colombia it is primarily found in: Atlántico Department, where 38 percent live, Magdalena Department, where 21 percent live and Bolívar Department, where 20 percent live. Barring Colombia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 14 percent live and Ecuador, where 0 percent live.

Altahona Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Altahona earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 19.8% less than the national average, earning $18,208,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year.

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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
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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 Altahona
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