Altintas Surname

265,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Altintas Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Turkish words altın, meaning 'gold', 'golden', and taş, meaning 'stone'. So the meaning of the surname is 'golden stone'.

Altintas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3741:215,25524,301
Belgium3321:34,6285,629
Austria2001:42,5776,827
Netherlands1541:109,65717,576
Denmark1071:52,7545,420
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Australia421:642,75544,739
England381:1,466,26563,675
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Slovenia111:226,15215,984
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France31:22,140,907385,998
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Altintaş (149) are calculated separately.

Altintas (11) may also be a first name.

Altintas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Turkish words altın, meaning 'gold', 'golden', and taş, meaning 'stone'. So the meaning of the surname is 'golden stone'.

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Altintas Last Name Facts

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

Altintas has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Altintaş. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altintas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Altintas is the 265,828th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,954,144 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Altintas are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 11 people.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 374 people, or 1 in 215,255. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent live, Hesse, where 16 percent live and Bavaria, where 16 percent live. Other than Germany it occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 23 percent live and Austria, where 14 percent live.

Altintas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Altintas are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Altintas earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 39.47% more than the national average, earning $60,179 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.5% less than the national average, earning $46,453 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altintaş96149/
Altinta9341/
Altntas932/
Altintaç88290/
Altintac8814/
Altıntas882/
Altintağ881/
Altyntas881/
Altintasová843/
Altyntash824/
Altinto801/
Altıntaş7552,958/
Altintop755,079/
Altıntay751/
Altintoy751/
Altıntoz6323/
Altyntop634/
Altıntop631/

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