Altuğ Surname

53,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Altuğ Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altuğ Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey9,4511:8,2341,115
Northern Cyprus91:35,4467,326
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Altuǧ (1) are calculated separately.

Altuğ (2,427) may also be a first name.

Altuğ Last Name Facts

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

The surname Altuğ is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Altuǧ. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altuğ? popularity and diffusion

The surname Altuğ is the 53,883rd most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 770,109 people. The last name Altuğ occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Altuğ reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Altuğ is also the 150,366th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 2,427 people.

The last name Altuğ is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is held by 9,451 people, or 1 in 8,234. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 12 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Turkey this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altuǧ931/
Altu89528/
Altus80689/
Altou8072/
Altut8069/
Altuz8055/
Altuh8053/
Haltu8022/
Altau8017/
Altuç809/
Altup805/
Galtu802/
Alteu802/
Altoğ801/
Alteus731,564/
Halttu73277/
Aultut73122/
Galtou7333/
Alltus7323/
Altous7316/
Althus7315/
Altaus7314/
Haltau7312/
Altauz7311/
Altuch7310/
Haltou737/
Altuis733/
Altout733/
Altahu733/
Altush732/
Galtau732/
Altuss732/
Altoud731/
Althau731/
Altusz731/
Alttou731/
Altutt730/
Althou730/
Althaus6712,886/
Oltu67680/
Haltout67590/
Althuis67230/
Altheus6780/
Haltuch6754/
Althauz6710/
Altouss674/
Althous674/
Haltaus673/
Althauß672/
Altoush672/
Althuës671/
Halthus670/

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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 Altuğ
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