Where Does The Last Name Altar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Altar (Hindi: अल्तर, Marathi: टर, Oriya: ଅଲଟାର, Russian: Алтарь) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 157,494^th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,624,251 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Altar are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Altar is also the 408,694^th most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 440 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2,543 people, or 1 in 39,811. In The Philippines Altar is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Visayas, where 27 percent live, National Capital Region, where 19 percent live and Calabarzon, where 16 percent live. Outside of The Philippines this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 3 percent live and Argentina, where 1 percent live.

Altar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Altar has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Altar last name grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.