Altunç Surname

282,260th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Altunç Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altunç Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,3131:59,2705,699
Northern Cyprus501:6,3801,405
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Altunc (29) are calculated separately.

Altunç Last Name Facts

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

The surname Altunç is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Altunc. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altunç? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 282,260th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,334,953 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Altunç live; 88 percent live in West Asia and 88 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 1,313 people, or 1 in 59,270. In Turkey Altunç is most common in: Diyarbakir Province, where 26 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 15 percent are found and Batman Province, where 13 percent are found. Barring Turkey this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 4 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altunc9429/
Alatunç9256/
Altuniç9220/
Altunçay862/
Altung831/
Eltunç831/
Altunok775,299/
Altuncu772,284/
Altunci77109/
Altunak7774/
Altinuç7753/
Altunag7714/
Altuneg778/
Altunga777/
Altunek777/
Altunse775/
Altunic772/
Altunuc772/
Altunøz772/
Alitung771/
Altunaga71268/
Altuncay71171/
Altunköy7122/
Altınçay7113/
Alitunga7111/
Yalutung7111/
Altinçay719/
Altuneag712/
Al Tunqi711/
Yalitung711/
Altounga711/
Altun Ak711/
Altunkaya675,724/
Alting672,917/
Altink67421/
Aldinç67110/
Altunkuyu6748/
Altunayak6743/
Aldanç6740/
Yaletungu6721/
Altang678/
Altunqaia674/
Altons672/
Alyatunga672/
Altong672/
Alatounga671/
Yalitungu671/
Altinc671/
Alay Tunc671/
Yaltouing671/
Althons620/
Haltons620/
Hailtons571/

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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 Altunç
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