Altunay Surname

61,432nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Altunay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altunay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey7,9721:9,7621,296
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
Austria261:327,51736,002
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Israel161:534,85239,210
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Northern Cyprus91:35,4467,326
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
England91:6,190,895170,599
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Qatar61:393,00055,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Altunay (249) may also be a first name.

Altunay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Altunay (Russian: Алтунай) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Altunay? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 61,432nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 890,245 people. Altunay is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Altunay are found; 82 percent are found in West Asia and 82 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 565,047th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 249 people.

It is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 7,972 people, or 1 in 9,762. In Turkey Altunay is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent reside, Konya Province, where 9 percent reside and Samsun Province, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altunaya935/
Altuna927,301/
Altuny926/
Altinay868,789/
Altunas8626/
Altouny8610/
Altunga867/
Altounga801/
Altona77630/
Altony77410/
Altune77326/
Altuni7775/
Eltuny774/
Altuña771/
Altuner715,988/
Eltinay715,858/
Eltouny711,912/
Altoune7186/
Altouni7159/
Altuniş7157/
Altunis7124/
Altuniç7120/
Altinoy7119/
Altunez7116/
Altiney7116/
Althona714/
Altunes714/
Althony714/
Altinea714/
Altoona713/
Altuine713/
Altueña712/
Altinai712/
Aaltona712/
Ajltony711/
Altuini711/
Altonea711/
Altoney710/
Altounis6739/
Altoungi672/
Altounge671/
Eltinahy671/
Alttuner671/
Galtoune671/
Altinawe671/
Althoney670/

Altunay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Altunay in the Russian language
Алтунайaltunaj-

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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 Altunay
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