Altaj Surname
Approximately 2,956 people bear this surname
Altaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| Pakistan | 475 | 1:376,092 | 7,272 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Altaj (785) may also be a first name.
Altaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Altaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Altaj (Hindi: अल्ताज, Marathi: ताज) occurs most in Sudan. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Altaj? popularity and diffusion
The last name Altaj is the 149,466th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,465,340 people. Altaj is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Altaj reside; 76 percent reside in North Africa and 76 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Altaj is also the 292,694th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 785 people.
The surname Altaj is most widely held in Sudan, where it is carried by 2,240 people, or 1 in 16,746. Besides Sudan this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 16 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Altaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Altaj in the Hindi language | ||
| अल्ताज | altaja | 65.71 |
| अलताज | alataja | 31.43 |
| आलताज | alataja | 2.86 |
| Altaj in the Marathi language | ||
| ताज | taja | 64.71 |
| अलताज | alataja | 23.53 |
| तज | taja | 5.88 |
| आलताज | alataja | 5.88 |
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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 Altaj
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