Altman Surname

17,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Altman Surname Definition:

“Old Man” in German.

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Altman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States24,7691:14,6341,836
Israel2,0041:4,270616
Canada6221:59,2376,992
Russia4751:303,41731,027
Czechia4341:24,5013,823
England2881:193,46517,079
Poland2761:137,71319,931
Australia2571:105,04211,793
France2451:271,11341,730
Argentina1991:214,79117,691
Ukraine1891:240,86131,812
Netherlands1351:125,09019,566
Brazil1341:1,597,57052,858
Germany1321:609,89048,740
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Slovakia611:87,48316,880
Uruguay441:77,9948,034
Hungary411:239,42119,309
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
Serbia381:188,02511,798
Romania381:528,36539,789
Barbados351:8,213697
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Kazakhstan241:736,77148,237
Belarus241:395,87740,412
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Chile221:800,74917,445
Ecuador211:757,42112,901
Turkey201:3,891,07197,520
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Wales141:221,03813,576
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Croatia71:604,08640,820
China71:195,331,65210,124
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Tonga11:107,313791
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2031:22,7962,859

Altman (192) may also be a first name.

Altman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Old Man” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) The old servant; descendant of Aldman (old, man).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the German, Altmann; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

Altman is an older German form of Aultman, which translates to 'old man'.

- jaltman1978

Altman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Altman (Russian: Альтман) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Altman is the 17,886th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 235,912 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Altman reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Altman is also the 655,603rd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 192 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 24,769 people, or 1 in 14,634. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Georgia, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 76 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Altman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Altman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Altman last name increased 1,124 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 443 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 4 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Altman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (48%) in Ireland and Orthodox (78%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Altman last name are 37.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Altman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 23.3% less than the national average, earning R 182,280 per year; in United States they earn 7.85% more than the national average, earning $46,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.62% more than the national average, earning $66,386 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Altman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Altman in the Russian language
Альтманaltman-

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