Altum Surname

671,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Altum Surname User-submission:

Altum means 'tall' in Latin. This surname was adopted by people who were tall.

Altum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4181:867,12765,849
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Altum (66) may also be a first name.

Altum Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Altum means 'tall' in Latin. This surname was adopted by people who were tall.

- Ariel G

Altum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Altum (Hindi: अल्तुम) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Altum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 671,677th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 16,376,508 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Altum live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. Altum is also the 1,201,840th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 66 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 867,127. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 36 percent reside, Indiana, where 13 percent reside and Tennessee, where 12 percent reside. Besides The United States Altum is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 2 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Altum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Altum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Altum surname increased 871 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Altum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Altum are 13.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.23% being registered with the political party.

Altum earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $44,699 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altoum9116,241/
Aultum914/
Althum911/
Ailtum911/
Galtum911/
Haltum910/
Altoume832/
Althumn831/
Halthum831/
Altun80115,833/
Altom8016,679/
Oltum801/
Altoom733,768/
Haltom732,708/
Holtum73366/
Altune73326/
Aultom7332/
Altoun7332/
Aultun737/
Althun737/
Goltum733/
Ahltun732/
Althom731/
Ailtom731/
Haltun731/
Altung731/
Altunn731/
Heltum730/
Altoune6786/
Holttum6780/
Halltun673/
Altuine673/
Hailtom671/
Altucin671/
Haldtun671/
Althoun671/
Althaun671/
Halthom671/
Haultom670/
Holthum670/

Altum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Altum in the Hindi language
अल्तुमaltuma-

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