Altekar Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Altekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1431:5,364,094131,111
United States221:16,475,406557,260
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Altekar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Altekar (Marathi: आळतेकर) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Altekar.

How Common Is The Last Name Altekar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Altekar is the 1,305,105th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Altekar are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 77 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 5,364,094. In India Altekar is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 79 percent are found, Goa, where 7 percent are found and Karnataka, where 3 percent are found. Barring India it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent are found.

Altekar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Altekar surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Altekar earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 55.35% more than the national average, earning $67,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aaltekar937/
Galtekar931/
Alteakar931/
Althekair88400/
Altakar862/
Altikar862/
Aalhthekar821/
Goltekar80625/
Haltikar803/
Aaltikar801/
Oltikar7164/
Altecor718/
Eltakar714/
Goltikar671/
Aldtaqhar631/
Healthycare564/

Altekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Altekar in the Marathi language
आळतेकरalatekara50
अलतेकरalatekara15.91
आलतेकरalatekara9.09
तेकरtekara6.82
टेकरtekara4.55
अळतेकरalatekara4.55
आलटेकरalatekara2.27
आळोकरalokara2.27
आळेतकरaletakara2.27
ेकरekara2.27

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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
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  • 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 Altekar
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