Alton Forename
18,664th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 49,479 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica
Alton Forename Definition:
A Old English name, meaning: [Dweller at the] old manor.
Alton Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 39,811 | 1:9,106 | 1,027 |
| South Africa | 100% | 3,113 | 1:17,518 | 2,548 |
| Jamaica | - | 1,939 | 1:1,487 | 358 |
| Canada | 100% | 950 | 1:34,877 | 2,636 |
| Zimbabwe | 99% | 764 | 1:20,188 | 2,207 |
| Philippines | 99% | 591 | 1:179,373 | 8,268 |
| England | 100% | 330 | 1:168,494 | 5,296 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 180 | 1:1,433,131 | 80,576 |
| India | 100% | 145 | 1:8,378,469 | 267,909 |
| Kenya | - | 116 | 1:399,199 | 12,227 |
| New Zealand | - | 107 | 1:42,393 | 2,482 |
| Brazil | 100% | 105 | 1:2,040,344 | 42,702 |
| Malawi | 100% | 85 | 1:201,321 | 8,458 |
| Albania | 99% | 79 | 1:38,564 | 3,894 |
| Bahamas | - | 76 | 1:5,255 | 817 |
| Guyana | 100% | 65 | 1:11,742 | 1,711 |
| Botswana | 100% | 63 | 1:34,674 | 3,690 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 48 | 1:1,538,075 | 40,404 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 48 | 1:3,704 | 649 |
| Belize | 100% | 45 | 1:7,874 | 1,313 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 42 | 1:32,415 | 3,363 |
| Papua New Guinea | 97% | 36 | 1:226,453 | 19,035 |
| Liberia | 100% | 34 | 1:129,766 | 5,183 |
| Israel | 72% | 33 | 1:254,634 | 6,983 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 33 | 1:922,725 | 33,409 |
| China | - | 27 | 1:50,594,659 | 62,307 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 26 | 1:4,221 | 726 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100% | 25 | 1:2,194 | 494 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 25 | 1:4,463 | 793 |
| Australia | - | 24 | 1:569,068 | 8,566 |
| Malta | - | 23 | 1:18,668 | 1,434 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 21 | 1:2,919 | 610 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 21 | 1:2,513,729 | 22,624 |
| Uganda | 100% | 21 | 1:1,950,330 | 25,877 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 20 | 1:1,631,176 | 16,044 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 18 | 1:5,522 | 1,017 |
| Barbados | - | 18 | 1:16,099 | 1,338 |
| Singapore | - | 17 | 1:369,827 | 10,107 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 16 | 1:1,953 | 463 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 15 | 1:38,730 | 2,561 |
| Honduras | 100% | 14 | 1:629,819 | 8,609 |
| Hong Kong | - | 14 | 1:553,766 | 4,519 |
| Bermuda | - | 13 | 1:4,987 | 816 |
| Germany | 100% | 13 | 1:7,436,760 | 27,072 |
| Mexico | 100% | 12 | 1:10,345,369 | 31,278 |
| Kosovo | - | 11 | 1:169,222 | 7,259 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 11 | 1:16,142,215 | 154,549 |
| Guam | - | 10 | 1:16,065 | 1,791 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 10 | 1:5,123 | 786 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| Thailand | 100% | 10 | 1:7,006,581 | 112,087 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 9 | 1:668,704 | 10,329 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 9 | 1:787,629 | 675 |
| Scotland | 100% | 8 | 1:668,796 | 7,564 |
| Zambia | - | 8 | 1:1,981,849 | 20,512 |
| Sweden | 86% | 7 | 1:1,408,272 | 24,832 |
| Wales | 100% | 7 | 1:442,044 | 5,971 |
| Argentina | 100% | 6 | 1:7,128,874 | 15,663 |
| Greece | 100% | 6 | 1:1,822,425 | 10,706 |
| Panama | - | 6 | 1:651,093 | 16,250 |
| Russia | 100% | 6 | 1:24,038,951 | 65,699 |
| Colombia | - | 5 | 1:9,555,785 | 40,229 |
| Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:1,252,301 | 19,043 |
| Ecuador | - | 4 | 1:4,431,730 | 16,276 |
| Haiti | - | 4 | 1:2,681,738 | 23,796 |
| Iraq | - | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Micronesia | - | 4 | 1:26,625 | 714 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 4 | 1:48,589,420 | 158,924 |
| Swaziland | - | 4 | 1:325,044 | 2,285 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 3 | 1:3,214,315 | 27,427 |
| Belgium | 100% | 3 | 1:3,830,014 | 25,398 |
| Grenada | 100% | 3 | 1:36,042 | 2,687 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Montserrat | - | 3 | 1:1,625 | 276 |
| Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Croatia | - | 2 | 1:2,108,538 | 15,895 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Iran | - | 2 | 1:39,248,434 | 50,459 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 1 | 1:243,422 | 3,525 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 1 | 1:5,829 | 386 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
Alton (9,999) may also be a surname.
Alton Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Old English name, meaning: [Dweller at the] old manor.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Alton Forename Popularity
Alton Demographics
Average Alton Salary in
United States
$39,209 USD
Per year
Rank:
263,119 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.0106984
Rank: 999 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
90.08%
Sample size: 22,493 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
Alton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alton in the Russian language | ||
| Альтон | alton | - |
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