Altom Surname

31,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Altom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan14,5601:2,576366
United States1,2281:295,16227,322
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
England61:9,286,343223,652
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
France51:13,284,544357,392
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
China21:683,660,78330,601
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:353,65327,017

Altom (1,814) may also be a first name.

Altom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Altom occurs more in Sudan more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Altom? popularity and diffusion

Altom is the 31,976th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 436,929 people. The last name Altom is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Altom live; 87 percent live in North Africa and 87 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Altom is also the 179,273rd most frequently occurring forename globally. It is borne by 1,814 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Sudan, where it is borne by 14,560 people, or 1 in 2,576. Beside Sudan this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent reside.

Altom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Altom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Altom surname rose 865 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Altom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Altom are 5.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.74% being registered with the party.

Altom earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.38% less than the national average, earning $41,690 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altoum9116,241/
Altoom913,768/
Haltom912,708/
Aultom9132/
Altomn914/
Altome913/
Ailtom911/
Althom911/
Altoume832/
Hailtom831/
Altohme831/
Halthom831/
Haultom830/
Eltom8035,052/
Alton809,999/
Altum80445/
Altam8082/
Oltom801/
Halton735,446/
Holtom731,885/
Galton731,124/
Haltam73962/
Allton73874/
Altham73724/
Aulton73460/
Goltom73221/
Ailton73212/
Ajlton7398/
Altone7358/
Eltoom7349/
Altoon7345/
Altoun7332/
Altonn7320/
Aalton7316/
Eultom7312/
Oldtom7311/
Ealton737/
Aslton737/
Aylton736/
Elthom734/
Aultum734/
Altong732/
Althon732/
Oultom732/
Heltom731/
Uiltom731/
Ailtum731/
Althum731/
Elltom731/
Aultam731/
Atlton731/
Alttam731/
Galtum731/
Altont731/
Haltum730/
Gaulton671,054/
D'alton67583/
Aselton67157/
Altoone67122/
Healton67115/
Altoune6786/
Haulton6765/
Halthon6760/
Gallton6744/
Oltosim6724/
Hailton6722/
Altasim6718/
Asilton6712/
Althuon6710/
Houltom674/
Haltham672/
Aaltone672/
Halthum671/
Haltone671/
Althohn671/
Aultamn671/
Haylton671/
Hallton671/
Althoun671/
Altoing671/
Altamnn671/
Alltone671/
Altatim671/
Aytlton671/
Haldton670/
Auldton670/
Holttom670/

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Altom Reference & Research

Altman & Alt** DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Altman & Alt** FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Altom
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis