Altamo Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Altamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Altamo (88) may also be a first name.

Altamo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Altamo is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Altamo.

How Common Is The Last Name Altamo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Altamo reside; 33 percent reside in Northern Europe and 33 percent reside in Scandinavia. Altamo is also the 1,017,994th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 88 people.

The last name Altamo is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,923,378. In Sweden Altamo is primarily concentrated in: Dalarna County, where 50 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Sweden this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altamos9220/
Haltamo9216/
Aultamo921/
Altammo921/
Galtamo921/
Altama8354/
Altemo8317/
Eltamo8316/
Altomo838/
Oltamo832/
Altamas77315/
Altamah7710/
Althama772/
Altaama772/
Altaima771/
Altamat771/
Altamash711,110/
Altahama716/
Gaultama713/
Goltamou713/
Althamas712/
Haltamas710/
Altema672,032/
Oltomo67128/
Altoma6723/
Oltemo6712/
Althamash677/
Altasmash671/
Galtoumou671/
Althammat671/
Alteamash671/
Altamashs671/

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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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  • 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 Altamo
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