Altham Surname

465,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Altham Surname Definition:

A chapelry in the parish of Whalley, co. Lancaster.

Altham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4441:125,49112,566
Australia1461:184,90218,557
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Wales91:343,83718,086
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
France31:22,140,907385,998
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3711:65,7027,524
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Altham (11) may also be a first name.

Altham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A chapelry in the parish of Whalley, co. Lancaster.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Altham Last Name Facts

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

Altham (Hindi: अल्थाम) is most common in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Altham click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 465,182nd most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 10,065,671 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Altham are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles. Altham is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most common in England, where it is held by 444 people, or 1 in 125,491. In England it is most prevalent in: Lancashire, where 26 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 14 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 4 percent are found. Apart from England it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Altham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Altham has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Altham surname increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 333 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Altham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Altham surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Altham earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 24.49% less than the national average, earning $32,581 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.74% less than the national average, earning $44,348 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Althaim9242/
Althajm9231/
Haltham922/
Altam9182/
Haltam83962/
Eltham83349/
Althan83174/
Oltham832/
Altaim831/
Altaym831/
Aultam831/
Alttam831/
Althom831/
Holtham771,508/
Altahan771,287/
Altheim77348/
Alıthan7793/
Altasim7718/
Althann7712/
Eltaham774/
Eeltham774/
Althain772/
Althhan772/
Althaun771/
Halthom771/
Altatim771/
Aultamn771/
Halthan771/
Eiltham771/
Altamnn771/
Altohme771/
Aulthan770/
Altan7331,498/
Altom7316,679/
Eltam7310/
Oltam731/
Houltham71152/
Althasen7114/
Alttahan712/
Assiltam711/
Althaing710/
Altoum6716,241/
Altoom673,768/
Haltom672,708/
Althausen67447/
Holtam67309/
Altane6743/
Altain6736/
Aultom6732/
Altaan6728/
Haltan6725/
Ooltam679/
Eeltam679/
Aultan678/
Galtan678/
Altang678/
Elthom674/
Altomn674/
Altome673/
Healthand672/
Althon672/
Altant672/
Oltamn671/
Olteam671/
Ailtom671/
Goltam671/
Altean671/

Altham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Altham in the Hindi language
अल्थामalthama-

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