View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

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) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may occur in the variant forms: Altán. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Altan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 17,589^th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 231,365 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Altan are found; 71 percent are found in West Asia and 70 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Altan is also the 52,445^th most prevalent forename world-wide, borne by 12,589 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 25,789 people, or 1 in 3,018. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent live, Ankara Province, where 8 percent live and Aksaray Province, where 5 percent live. Besides Turkey it exists in 70 countries. It also occurs 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 bearing 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 bearing the Altan surname is primarily Sunni (86%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Altan are 10.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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.