Altair Surname

422,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 820 people bear this surname

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

Altair Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altair Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Russia1281:1,125,96183,965
Brazil981:2,184,43268,273
Kazakhstan891:198,68018,516
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Iran231:3,338,37197,100
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
China21:683,660,78330,601
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

The alternate forms: Altaïr (4) are calculated separately.

Altair (49,427) may also be a first name.

Altair Last Name Facts

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

The surname Altair (Arabic: ألتير, Russian: Альтаир) occurs most in Saudi Arabia. It may be rendered as a variant: Altaïr. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Altair? popularity and diffusion

Altair is the 422,566th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,887,251 people. The last name Altair occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Altair live; 45 percent live in West Asia and 44 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 18,679th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 49,427 people.

The surname Altair is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 358 people, or 1 in 86,189. Apart from Saudi Arabia Altair is found in 44 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 16 percent are found and Brazil, where 12 percent are found.

Altair Last Name Statistics demography

Altair earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.29% less than the national average, earning $21,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altaïr944/
Altajir928/
Altaiar928/
Altaire924/
Altairh921/
Althair920/
Altar912,777/
Altir913/
Altahier8617/
Altaheir861/
Altier831,681/
Eltair831,168/
Altare83702/
Altear83240/
Altayr83128/
Althar8373/
Alhtar8324/
Altahr8317/
Alteir8315/
Haltar8312/
Alttar834/
Altire834/
Altarz834/
Altior833/
Altard832/
Althir832/
Altirh831/
Galtar831/
Galtir831/
Altaar831/
Altarp831/
Altarh831/
Altaer831/
Alttir831/
Alltar830/
Galtier774,816/
Altayar771,299/
Altajer77316/
Altayer77268/
Altejar77187/
Aultier7764/
Altijar7737/
Althier7724/
Altajar7710/
Altahrh777/
Halthar773/
Altujar773/
Altahar773/
Altyyar773/
Eltaiar772/
Haltier772/
Elthair772/
Altarph771/
Althear771/
Altierr771/
Altoier771/
Gaultar771/
Allhtar771/
Altauer771/
Eltaier771/
Altahyr771/
Althayr771/
Alltire770/
Althire770/
Halthir770/
Althart770/
Althard770/
Althirr770/
Althare770/
Alter7312,948/
Altre73478/
Eltir7395/
Eltar7335/
Oltar7321/
Altyr732/
Altér731/
Gaultier718,169/
Althardt71134/
Eltahier7118/
Haultier7116/
Altgajer719/
Altgayer716/
Altarova714/
Eltaheir714/
Galthier713/
Halthhar711/
Althajor711/
Altgeier711/
Alttayar711/
Althayer711/
Altahyer711/
Halter6713,291/
Galter67837/
Alther67518/
Elteir67278/
Eltear67214/
Gaulthier67130/
Aelter67130/
Eltayr67122/
Eltarr6760/
Holtar6755/
Alhter6717/
Goltar6715/
Altere6712/
Oltarz678/
Elthir677/
Eltier676/
Elhtar675/
Altour674/
Allter674/
Alteer674/
Altyer674/
Alterå673/
Aulter672/
Uoltar672/
Eltahr672/
Alterh672/
Oltare671/
Alterp671/
Altuer671/
Altıer671/
Haltre671/
Ahlter671/
Altère671/
Alterz671/
Alteur671/
Althaheer671/
Elttir671/
Altter670/
Aalter670/
Aldter670/
Altoer670/
Alterd670/

Altair Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Altair in the Russian language
Альтаирaltair-
Altair in the Arabic language
ألتيرaltyr-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Altair
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