Altu Surname

590,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Altu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3141:247,83917,242
Nigeria891:1,990,36870,088
Papua New Guinea721:113,24615,376
United States301:12,081,964463,456
India61:127,844,230863,365
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Altu (431) may also be a first name.

Altu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Altu (Bengali: আলতু, Hindi: अल्तू, Russian: Алту) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 590,896th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 13,802,170 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 46 percent of Altu reside; 45 percent reside in West Asia and 45 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Altu is also the 413,409th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 431 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 247,839. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 29 percent reside, Diyarbakir Province, where 21 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 20 percent reside. Not including Turkey it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.

Altu Last Name Statistics demography

Altu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.98% less than the national average, earning $26,760 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altuğ899,463/
Altus89689/
Altou8972/
Altut8969/
Altuz8955/
Altuh8953/
Haltu8922/
Altau8917/
Altuç899/
Altup895/
Galtu892/
Alteu892/
Altuǧ891/
Alteus801,564/
Halttu80277/
Aultut80122/
Galtou8033/
Alltus8023/
Altous8016/
Althus8015/
Altaus8014/
Haltau8012/
Altauz8011/
Altuch8010/
Haltou807/
Altahu803/
Altuis803/
Altout803/
Altush802/
Altuss802/
Galtau802/
Althau801/
Altusz801/
Alttou801/
Altoud801/
Altutt800/
Althou800/
Oltu75680/
Eltu7511/
Althaus7312,886/
Haltout73590/
Althuis73230/
Altheus7380/
Haltuch7354/
Althauz7310/
Althous734/
Altouss734/
Haltaus733/
Althauß732/
Altoush732/
Althuës731/
Halthus730/
Altoe672,922/
Altuhova67153/
Oltus6768/
Goltu6742/
Halthaus673/
Altouova671/
Eltau671/
Oltui671/
Eeltu671/
Altauova671/
Althauss671/
Altoğ671/
Aultheus670/
Halthous670/
Aulthaus670/

Altu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Altu in the Bengali language
আলতুalatu50
অল্টুaltu50
Altu in the Hindi language
अल्तूaltu37.5
अल्टूaltu25
अल्टुaltu25
अल्ताुaltau12.5
Altu in the Russian language
Алтуaltu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Altu
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