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) is most common in Turkey. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Altay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 11,566th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 149,943 people. The surname Altay is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Altay reside; 80 percent reside in West Asia and 79 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 84,951st most widely held first name internationally, held by 6,079 people.
This last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is carried by 45,956 people, or 1 in 1,693. In Turkey Altay is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 7 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey Altay exists in 53 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.
Altay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States those bearing the Altay last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the 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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