Alfter Surname

585,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Alfter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alfter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4171:193,05922,332
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Alfter Last Name Facts

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

Alfter is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfter? popularity and diffusion

Alfter is the 585,898th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,647,090 people. Alfter is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Alfter are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 417 people, or 1 in 193,059. In Germany Alfter is mostly concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 48 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent reside and Hesse, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

Alfter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alfter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alfter last name grew 430 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alfter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alfter surname are 34.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

Alfter earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.03% less than the national average, earning $38,823 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halfter92699/
Alfte913/
Halffter8633/
Elfter8339/
Albter834/
Allfte831/
Halfte831/
Alftee830/
Helfter77270/
Holfter77104/
Alftieh771/
Alfta734/
Alfti733/
Alfty731/
Halftead711/
Alfthi673/
Alvtes672/
Alhfty671/
Hallbåter671/
Alftha671/
Alftayh621/
Alvìtez621/
Alhbti504/

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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 Alfter
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