Altmas Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Altmas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altmas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India251:30,682,615377,978
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Altmas (70) may also be a first name.

Altmas Last Name Facts

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

Altmas (Hindi: अल्तमस, Marathi: तमस) has its highest incidence in India. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altmas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Altmas are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Altmas is also the 1,162,016th most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 70 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 30,682,615. In India Altmas is most numerous in: Bihar, where 72 percent reside, Delhi, where 12 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 12 percent reside. Outside of India this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Altmas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Altmas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Altmas surname contracted 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altmash9241/
Altmasp921/
Altmast921/
Altma9140/
Altmaa8358/
Altmos839/
Altmad834/
Eltmas831/
Altmaj831/
Altmau831/
Altmoos7730/
Galtmaa7726/
Galtmai772/
Haltmaat710/
Altmeisch6737/
Holtmaat57333/
Gaultmey571/
Holtmo5030/

Altmas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Altmas in the Hindi language
अल्तमसaltamasa60
अलतमसalatamasa30
अल्तमशaltamasa5
अल्तमासaltamasa5
Altmas in the Marathi language
तमसtamasa50
तामासtamasa25
अलतमसalatamasa25

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Altmas
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