Altangerel Surname

36,563rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mongolia
Highest density in:
Mongolia

Altangerel Surname User-submission:

The Altangerel surname means 'golden light', derived from the Mongolian word altan, meaning 'golden', and gerel, meaning 'light'.

Altangerel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mongolia14,3051:1986
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
China41:341,830,39216,990
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Altangerel (8,411) may also be a first name.

Altangerel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Altangerel surname means 'golden light', derived from the Mongolian word altan, meaning 'golden', and gerel, meaning 'light'.

- ktosle

Altangerel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Altangerel (Russian: Алтангэрэл) is more commonly found in Mongolia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Altangerel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 36,563rd most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 505,202 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Altangerel are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Mongolo-Asia. It is also the 68,796th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 8,411 people.

The surname is most frequent in Mongolia, where it is borne by 14,305 people, or 1 in 198. Beside Mongolia Altangerel occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Russia, where 0 percent are found.

Altangerel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Altangerel last name is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Altangerel surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Altangerel earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning $13,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altan Gerel9519/
Altanggerel954/
Altagerel951/
Altanerel951/
Altangerl951/
Altanngerel951/
Altansgerel951/
Altongerel901/
Altengerel901/
Altansherel861/

Altangerel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Altangerel in the Russian language
Алтангэрэлaltangerel-

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