Altay Surname
Approximately 48,602 people bear this surname
Altay Surname User-submission:
The Altay surname derive from the name of the mountainside that separates Western Siberia and Mongolia in Asia. Also it's the general name of the Turks living in the Altay mountains region.
Altay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 45,956 | 1:1,693 | 258 |
| Kazakhstan | 798 | 1:22,159 | 3,164 |
| Germany | 317 | 1:253,960 | 27,423 |
| Northern Cyprus | 226 | 1:1,412 | 136 |
| Russia | 202 | 1:713,480 | 60,388 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Austria | 124 | 1:68,673 | 10,554 |
| Netherlands | 117 | 1:144,335 | 21,873 |
| United States | 98 | 1:3,698,561 | 204,970 |
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| Sweden | 53 | 1:185,788 | 12,836 |
| Denmark | 50 | 1:112,894 | 10,491 |
| Switzerland | 47 | 1:174,743 | 15,901 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Hungary | 23 | 1:426,795 | 28,704 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Bulgaria | 14 | 1:498,493 | 22,004 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 1:995,442 | 57,680 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
Altay (6,079) may also be a first name.
Altay Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Altay surname derive from the name of the mountainside that separates Western Siberia and Mongolia in Asia. Also it's the general name of the Turks living in the Altay mountains region.
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Altay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Altay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Altay (Russian: Алтай) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Altay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Altay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 11,566th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 149,943 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Altay are found; 80 percent are found in West Asia and 79 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 84,951st most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 6,079 people.
This surname is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 45,956 people, or 1 in 1,693. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 7 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 6 percent reside. Barring Turkey this last name occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.
Altay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Altay last name is chiefly Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States those holding the Altay last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Altay earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.67% less than the national average, earning 267,627 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.16% more than the national average, earning $45,805 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.86% more than the national average, earning $73,959 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Altay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Altay in the Russian language | ||
| Алтай | altaj | - |
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Footnotes
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