Altam Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Altam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania381:528,36539,789
United States131:27,881,456736,413
India81:95,883,173728,828
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Altam (95) may also be a first name.

Altam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Altam (Hindi: अलतम, Marathi: ताम) occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Altam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,075,631st most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname Altam occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Altam are found; 46 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 46 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 974,243rd most widespread given name throughout the world. It is borne by 95 people.

The last name Altam is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 528,365. In Romania it is primarily found in: Iași County, where 100 percent live. Barring Romania this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.

Altam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Altam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Altam last name rose 325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Altam Last Name Statistics demography

Altam earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.28% less than the national average, earning $25,339 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haltam91962/
Altham91724/
Altaim911/
Altaym911/
Aultam911/
Alttam911/
Althaim8342/
Althajm8331/
Altasim8318/
Haltham832/
Altamnn831/
Altatim831/
Aultamn831/
Altan8031,498/
Altom8016,679/
Eltam8010/
Oltam801/
Altaimeh772/
Assiltam771/
Altoum7316,241/
Altoom733,768/
Haltom732,708/
Eltham73349/
Holtam73309/
Althan73174/
Altane7343/
Altain7336/
Aultom7332/
Altaan7328/
Haltan7325/
Ooltam739/
Eeltam739/
Galtan738/
Altang738/
Aultan738/
Altomn734/
Altome733/
Oltham732/
Altant732/
Oltamn731/
Olteam731/
Althom731/
Ailtom731/
Goltam731/
Altean731/
Holtham671,508/
Altahan671,287/
Altheim67348/
Altasin67112/
Alıthan6793/
Althann6712/
Eeltamm679/
Eeltham674/
Eltaham674/
Haltain673/
Haltane673/
Altoume672/
Althhan672/
Althain672/
Altohme671/
Galtean671/
Eelteam671/
Halthom671/
Hailtan671/
Althaun671/
Altaine671/
Altacin671/
Halthan671/
Gailtan671/
Eiltham671/
D'Altan671/
Hailtom671/
Oltamnn671/
Açiltan671/
Haultom670/
Aulthan670/
Holttam670/
Aldtand670/

Altam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Altam in the Marathi language
तामtama55.56
तमtama22.22
अलतामalatama11.11
अलतमalatama11.11
Altam in the Hindi language
अलतमalatama50
अल्तामaltama31.25
अलतामalatama12.5
आलतमalatama6.25

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