Altus Surname

483,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Altus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2671:101,10711,415
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
Germany1651:487,91242,047
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Altus (861) may also be a first name.

Altus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Altus (Oriya: ଆଲତୁସ, Russian: Альтус) is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Altus is the 483,143rd most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,576,990 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 39 percent of Altus live; 39 percent live in Australasia and 39 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Altus is also the 277,461st most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 861 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 101,107. In Australia Altus is most common in: South Australia, where 50 percent live, New South Wales, where 21 percent live and Western Australia, where 21 percent live. Besides Australia this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Germany, where 24 percent live.

Altus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Altus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Altus last name rose 715 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Altus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Altus surname are 11.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.29% being registered with the political party.

Altus earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.87% more than the national average, earning $52,585 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alteus911,564/
Alltus9123/
Altous9116/
Althus9115/
Altaus9114/
Altuis913/
Altuss912/
Altush912/
Altusz911/
Galtus911/
Altu89528/
Althaus8312,886/
Althuis83230/
Altheus8380/
Altouss834/
Althous834/
Haltaus833/
Altoush832/
Althuës831/
Halthus830/
Althuse830/
Altuğ809,463/
Altos80280/
Altou8072/
Altut8069/
Oltus8068/
Altuz8055/
Altuh8053/
Eltus8045/
Haltu8022/
Altau8017/
Altuç809/
Altup805/
Galtu802/
Alteu802/
Altuǧ801/
Althouse772,827/
Altusova7711/
Althause777/
Halthaus773/
Altusová772/
Althauss771/
Halthous770/
Aulthaus770/
Aultheus770/
Holtus73343/
Halttu73277/
Aultut73122/
Galtou7333/
Haltau7312/
Altauz7311/
Altuch7310/
Altoos7310/
Oltusz738/
Haltou737/
Altosh737/
Altout733/
Altahu733/
Ailtos732/
Galtau732/
Althos732/
Altoud731/
Alttou731/
Eltuis731/
Althau731/
Elthus731/
Altoss730/
Althou730/
Altutt730/
Aulthouse71117/
Althausse7119/
Altushova7112/
Allthouse711/
Haulthaus710/
Allthoush710/
Aulthause710/
Halthouse710/
Olthuis671,117/
Holthus67704/
Oltu67680/
Haltout67590/
Olthaus67138/
Haltuch6754/
Althauz6710/
Holtaus675/
Altoose674/
Holteus674/
Golteus673/
Althauß672/
Althoss671/
Alltoes670/
Haulthouse670/

Altus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Altus in the Oriya language
ଆଲତୁସalatusa-
Altus in the Russian language
Альтусaltus-

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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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  • 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 Altus
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