Altura Surname

155,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Altura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,2791:44,4227,127
United States2011:1,803,278118,231
Israel1881:45,5196,107
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
France161:4,151,420237,746
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
England21:27,859,030389,889
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Altura (29) may also be a first name.

Altura Last Name Facts

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

Altura is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Altura? popularity and diffusion

The last name Altura is the 155,247th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,580,576 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Altura live; 80 percent live in Southeast Asia and 79 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 29 people.

The last name is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,279 people, or 1 in 44,422. In The Philippines Altura is most prevalent in: Calabarzon, where 27 percent reside, Western Visayas, where 16 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 15 percent reside. Beside The Philippines it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Israel, where 7 percent reside.

Altura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Altura has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Altura surname increased 20,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Altura Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Altura last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Altura earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 27.94% more than the national average, earning $55,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.75% less than the national average, earning $45,832 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alturas92861/
Altuğra9216/
Altoura928/
Alturaz923/
Altourah8669/
Alturais861/
Altourat861/
Alturaas861/
Alturo83806/
Alturi8392/
Alture8328/
Altora8315/
Altira832/
Althuraya8012/
Altourais801/
Alteurath801/
Altouri772,062/
Althuri7763/
Alturet7712/
Altoray7710/
Heltura777/
Altiera774/
Althira774/
Alturoh773/
Alturej773/
Alturis772/
Ealtury771/
Goltura771/
Althuro771/
Alturri771/
Alturez771/
Altures771/
Althora771/
Alturoo771/
Althuroo718/
Aalthuri714/
Ealthuri714/
Althouri711/
Altourou711/
Altierra711/
Aaltturi711/
Altorahy711/
Althauri711/
Althoury711/
Altoro6761/
Altore6734/
Altiro6710/
Altori673/
Altory672/
Altouijry671/
Eltira671/
Olturo671/
Oltira671/
Galteurio671/

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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 Altura
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