Altamore Surname

323,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Altamore Surname User-submission:

The Altamore surname means 'high love' in Italian.

Altamore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy6331:96,61416,561
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
Argentina1691:252,92020,480
Australia1081:249,96023,064
France161:4,151,420237,746
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England51:11,143,612252,590
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Altamore Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Altamore surname means 'high love' in Italian.

- jessicaspiegler

Altamore Last Name Facts

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

The last name Altamore is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Altamore.

How Common Is The Last Name Altamore? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 323,175th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 6,315,031 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Altamore reside; 56 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 55 percent reside in Italic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Italy, where it is held by 633 people, or 1 in 96,614. In Italy it is most common in: Sicily, where 65 percent are found, Piedmont, where 11 percent are found and Lombardy, where 6 percent are found. Beside Italy this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Argentina, where 15 percent are found.

Altamore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Altamore has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Altamore surname expanded 18,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Altamore Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Altamore last name are 27.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.19% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Altamore earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 22.76% more than the national average, earning €36,864 per year and in United States they earn 7.57% more than the national average, earning $46,414 USD per year.

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