Altintaş Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Altintaş 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'.
Altintaş Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cyprus | 137 | 1:2,329 | 301 |
| Kosovo | 7 | 1:265,981 | 8,180 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
The alternate forms: Altintas (1,471) are calculated separately.
Altintaş 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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Where Does The Last Name Altintaş Come From? nationality or country of origin
Altintaş is found most frequently in Northern Cyprus. It may occur as: Altintas. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Altintaş? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,441,361st most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Altintaş reside; 97 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent reside in East Thrace and Karpass.
The last name is most frequently used in Northern Cyprus, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 2,329. In Northern Cyprus it is mostly found in: Lefkoşa District, where 45 percent live, Lefke District, where 19 percent live and Güzelyurt District, where 16 percent live. Beside Northern Cyprus Altintaş occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
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Footnotes
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