Alkerton Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Alkerton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alkerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1311:281,26426,302
United States81:45,307,367917,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Alkerton Last Name Facts

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

Alkerton is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alkerton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,504,764th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Alkerton live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 281,264. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 89 percent live, Alberta, where 8 percent live and British Columbia, where 4 percent live. Not including Canada this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live.

Alkerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Alkerton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alkerton surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alkerton Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Alkerton earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 38.54% less than the national average, earning $26,518 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.61% more than the national average, earning $51,972 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elkerton88338/
Ali-Kirton781/
Alkerdun752/
Al-Grton751/
Alcritton711/
Alkartani711/
Algartoon711/
Alkerdany711/
Al Cartoon674/
Allegarten671/
Al Kartani671/
Al Kerdany671/

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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 Alkerton
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