Altans Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Altans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia151:136,67019,278
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Altans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Altans has its highest incidence in Latvia. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Altans click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altans? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. Altans is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Altans are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The surname Altans is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 136,670. In Latvia Altans is most prevalent in: Latgale, where 80 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Latvia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 44 percent reside and Lithuania, where 6 percent reside.

Altans Last Name Statistics demography

Altans earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 68.89% more than the national average, earning $72,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Althans92464/
Althanns865/
Althanse860/
Altams833/
Altons832/
Altanz831/
Oltans831/
Althanß7713/
Althens7713/
Altamsh778/
Altonse771/
Althams770/
Olthans770/
Haltons770/
Althons770/
Althainz7158/
Althonse714/
Althannß713/
Holthans712/
Hailtons711/
Olthanns711/
Aulthens710/
Eltons6711/
Heltons624/
Althoms620/
Golteins5710/
Altheinz571/
Holthams570/
Holthons570/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Altans
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