Achtermann Surname

468,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Achtermann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Achtermann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5711:140,99017,074
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Achtermann Last Name Facts

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

Achtermann is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Achtermann? popularity and diffusion

It is the 468,873rd most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 10,163,941 people. The surname Achtermann is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Achtermann live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Achtermann is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 571 people, or 1 in 140,990. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 53 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 34 percent reside and Bremen, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Germany Achtermann exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Achtermann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Achtermann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Achtermann surname rose 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Achtermann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Achtermann last name are 4.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.72% registered with the political party.

Achtermann earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.19% more than the national average, earning $44,524 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Achtermann
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