Altora Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Altora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Altora (19) may also be a first name.

Altora Last Name Facts

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

Altora is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altora? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Altora are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 87 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 19 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 7,787,556. In The Philippines Altora is primarily concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 54 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 23 percent reside and Eastern Visayas, where 8 percent reside. Besides The Philippines this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Altora Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Altora has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Altora last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altoras9227/
Altoray9210/
Altoura928/
Althora921/
Altourah8669/
Altorahy861/
Altourat861/
Altura832,824/
Altera83505/
Altoro8361/
Altore8334/
Eltora8325/
Altara8311/
Altori833/
Altory832/
Altourais801/
Altouri772,062/
Alturas77861/
Altaras77613/
Altorio77110/
Altaraz7768/
Altarap7721/
Altuğra7716/
Haltore7714/
Altorre7714/
Alterra7713/
Heltora7710/
Eltorai777/
Althara775/
Galtara775/
Altahra774/
Altarah773/
Alturaz773/
Altorro773/
Altarai771/
Althera771/
Haltara771/
Altarad771/
Altores771/
Altorez771/
Alterau771/
Althoro771/
Altgore771/
Altorop771/
Goltora771/
Altarrah71203/
Halthore7134/
D'Altera7121/
Altaratz7118/
Altharas7113/
Altarras715/
Altahara712/
Altarash711/
Alturais711/
Althoury711/
Althouri711/
Altourou711/
Alturaas711/
Altorres711/
Alterrea711/
Altero671,155/
Alturo67806/
Altare67702/
Eltara67275/
D'Altorio67161/
Alturi6792/
Altari6782/
Altaro6752/
Eltoro6734/
Alture6728/
Althuraya6712/
Eltera678/
Oltera673/
Altéro671/
Oltara671/
Altouijry671/
Alteurath671/

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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
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  • 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 Altora
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