Altaş Surname

30,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Altaş Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altaş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey17,6711:4,404633
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Altas (719) are calculated separately.

Altaş Last Name Facts

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

The surname Altaş is found most frequently in Turkey. It may appear as: Altas. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altaş? popularity and diffusion

Altaş is the 30,216th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 412,215 people. The last name Altaş is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Altaş are found; 88 percent are found in West Asia and 88 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

Altaş is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 17,671 people, or 1 in 4,404. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside, Diyarbakir Province, where 8 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 5 percent reside. Beside Turkey it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and China, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altas93719/
Altaj802,956/
Altaç80832/
Altaz8043/
Altac8011/
Altass73147/
Haltas73101/
Altash7341/
Altajh7323/
Althas7321/
Altach7317/
Altaus7314/
Altauz7311/
Alttas735/
Altarz734/
Altazh733/
Altays732/
Altahs732/
Alteas732/
Altaas731/
Galtas731/
Altaaz731/
Altaic731/
Althax730/
Althaus6712,886/
Altaish6728/
Althauz6710/
Altache677/
Altasch675/
Haltaus673/
Althauß672/
Altheas671/
Althash671/
Altaaiz671/
Atletas671/
Aciltas671/
Altahsh671/
Althase671/
Asiltas671/
Altaysh671/
Galttas671/

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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 Altaş
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