Altava Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Altava Surname User-submission:

Altavà and Altavàs, as well as Altabà and Altabàs, come from a Germanic first name, Haltbad.

Altava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1941:240,99015,620
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Altava Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Altavà and Altavàs, as well as Altabà and Altabàs, come from a Germanic first name, Haltbad.

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Altava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Altava (Hindi: अल्तवा, Russian: Алтава) occurs in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Altava click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altava? popularity and diffusion

It is the 942,947th most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Altava reside; 70 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 70 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

Altava is most prevalent in Spain, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 240,990. In Spain it is most numerous in: Valencian Community, where 89 percent are found, Andalusia, where 4 percent are found and Catalonia, where 4 percent are found. Barring Spain this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 19 percent are found and Argentina, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altaeva924,017/
Altavas92212/
Galtava9210/
Altavaz923/
Ailetava866/
Haltaeva864/
Altaba83510/
Altova83126/
Altawa8354/
Alteva839/
Altavi831/
Altave831/
Oltava831/
Altavo831/
Eltaeva77799/
Altabas77418/
Alteeva77108/
Haltawa7743/
Altavez7739/
Altouva7735/
Altaver7725/
Altabaa7725/
Altabah7721/
Altavis7711/
Altabaz775/
Altaiba774/
Altabay774/
Altawap774/
Halteva773/
Galtova771/
Altawat771/
Altawas771/
Altawad771/
Altaabi771/
Haltova771/
Althaba771/
Altaves771/
Altaway770/
Altahawy71946/
Ailtawat71610/
Altabash71239/
Altawash71202/
Altouvas7193/
Altahawi7143/
Althaver7139/
Atletova7112/
Altabiea7111/
Althawad715/
Holtaeva714/
Altawaha712/
Althabah711/
Altabaai711/
Althabai711/
Althaabi711/
Alttabaa711/
Altabach711/
Haltabat711/
Altaibai711/
Altabaas711/
Halteeva711/
Althahabi67219/
Altabe67174/
Altová67146/
Altoba6782/
Oltova6748/
Eltova6732/
Altabi6713/
Althawwad674/
Halthaway673/
Altawwash673/
Altevo672/
Altabo672/
Altawi671/
Altabé671/
Althahaby671/
Althabath671/
Altavheed671/
Altawe671/
Altaby671/

Altava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Altava in the Hindi language
अल्तवाaltava-
Altava in the Russian language
Алтаваaltava-

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