Altán Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Altán Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala81:2,010,3346,458
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Altan (31,498) are calculated separately.

Altán Last Name Facts

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

Altán is carried by more people in Guatemala than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Altan. Click here for other possible spellings of Altán.

How Common Is The Last Name Altán? popularity and diffusion

The surname Altán is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Altán live; 89 percent live in Central America and 89 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

Altán is most numerous in Guatemala, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,010,334. Apart from Guatemala it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altan9331,498/
Alton809,999/
Halton735,446/
Galton731,124/
Allton73874/
Aulton73460/
Ailton73212/
Althan73174/
Ajlton7398/
Altein7371/
Altone7358/
Holtán7346/
Altoon7345/
Altane7343/
Altain7336/
Altoun7332/
Altaan7328/
Haltan7325/
Altonn7320/
Aalton7316/
Aultan738/
Altang738/
Galtan738/
Ealton737/
Aslton737/
Aylton736/
Altomn734/
Aelton733/
Althon732/
Altong732/
Altant732/
Atlton731/
Altean731/
Altont731/
Altahan671,287/
Gaulton671,054/
D'alton67583/
Aselton67157/
Altoone67122/
Healton67115/
Altasin67112/
Alıthan6793/
Altoune6786/
Haulton6765/
Halthon6760/
Gallton6744/
Hailton6722/
Althann6712/
Asilton6712/
Althuon6710/
Haltain673/
Haltane673/
Galtein673/
Althain672/
Althhan672/
Alteine672/
Althein672/
Aaltone672/
D'Altan671/
Alltone671/
Galtean671/
Haltone671/
Hailtan671/
Althaun671/
Althohn671/
Aultamn671/
Haylton671/
Aytlton671/
Hallton671/
Altaine671/
Althoun671/
Altacin671/
Halthan671/
Gailtan671/
Altoing671/
Altamnn671/
Açiltan671/
Aldtand670/
Aulthan670/
Auldton670/
Haldton670/

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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 Altán
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