Altan Surname
Approximately 31,498 people bear this surname
Altan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 25,789 | 1:3,018 | 429 |
| Guatemala | 3,643 | 1:4,415 | 631 |
| Germany | 351 | 1:229,360 | 25,519 |
| Mongolia | 316 | 1:8,941 | 1,328 |
| United States | 303 | 1:1,196,234 | 85,175 |
| Northern Cyprus | 252 | 1:1,266 | 108 |
| England | 94 | 1:592,745 | 35,632 |
| Italy | 84 | 1:728,056 | 60,909 |
| Netherlands | 70 | 1:241,245 | 31,316 |
| Honduras | 68 | 1:129,654 | 1,873 |
| Kazakhstan | 52 | 1:340,048 | 27,669 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Austria | 34 | 1:250,454 | 29,541 |
| Romania | 32 | 1:627,433 | 44,366 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Bulgaria | 24 | 1:290,788 | 14,851 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Syria | 17 | 1:1,135,354 | 7,033 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Altán (9) are calculated separately.
Altan (12,589) may also be a first name.
Altan Demographics
Altan Political Affiliation
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Altan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Altan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Altan (Arabic: الطان, Georgian: ალტან, Hindi: अल्तन, Marathi: टन, Russian: Алтан) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Altán. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Altan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 17,589th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 231,365 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 72 percent of Altan live; 71 percent live in West Asia and 70 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Altan is also the 52,445th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 12,589 people.
The surname Altan is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 25,789 people, or 1 in 3,018. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent live, Ankara Province, where 8 percent live and Aksaray Province, where 5 percent live. Excluding Turkey Altan exists in 70 countries. It is also common in Guatemala, where 12 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.
Altan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Altan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Altan surname grew 3,030 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 9,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Altan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Sunni (86%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Altan surname are 10.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.69% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Altan earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 19.47% less than the national average, earning 278,689 kr per year; in United States they earn 19.43% more than the national average, earning $51,531 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.6% more than the national average, earning $51,968 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Altan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Altan in the Marathi language | ||
| टन | tana | 66.67 |
| अलतान | alatana | 18.52 |
| तान | tana | 11.11 |
| आलटन | alatana | 3.7 |
| Altan in the Georgian language | ||
| ალტან | altan | 60 |
| ალთან | altan | 40 |
| Altan in the Hindi language | ||
| अल्तन | altana | 28.57 |
| अल्तान | altana | 28.57 |
| अल्टन | altana | 14.29 |
| अलतान | alatana | 14.29 |
| अलतन | alatana | 14.29 |
| Altan in the Russian language | ||
| Алтан | altan | - |
| Altan in the Arabic language | ||
| الطان | altan | - |
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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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- 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 Altan
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