Altamura Surname

77,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Altamura Surname User-submission:

The Altamura surname is derived from Altamura, a city located in southern Italy, in Puglia.

Altamura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4,9991:12,2341,939
United States6871:527,59743,954
Argentina2121:201,62016,703
Australia1651:163,61016,947
France731:909,900105,096
England311:1,797,35772,927
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
Costa Rica141:341,4343,425
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Altamura (21) may also be a first name.

Altamura Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Altamura surname is derived from Altamura, a city located in southern Italy, in Puglia.

- altamurisz

Altamura Last Name Facts

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

Altamura (Russian: Алтамура) occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Altamura? popularity and diffusion

The last name Altamura is the 77,592nd most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,156,203 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Altamura live; 80 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 79 percent live in Italic Europe. Altamura is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 21 people.

The last name Altamura is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 4,999 people, or 1 in 12,234. In Italy Altamura is primarily found in: Apulia, where 61 percent live, Campania, where 10 percent live and Lombardy, where 6 percent live. Aside from Italy this surname is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Argentina, where 3 percent live.

Altamura Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Altamura are 4.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.21% registered with the party.

The amount Altamura earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning €31,088 per year; in United States they earn 27.1% more than the national average, earning $54,843 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.44% less than the national average, earning $31,082 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
D'Altamura8940/
Altamira886,532/
Altemura88331/
Altamuro88255/
Altamora8810/
Altamure881/
Altamuri881/
Altamiera826/
Altamirah821/
Altamore751,154/
Altamiro7587/
Altomira755/
Altamori755/
Altomore6323/
Althomory591/

Altamura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Altamura in the Russian language
Алтамураaltamura-

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