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Where Does The Last Name Alt Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Alt (Hindi: अल्त) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Ált. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alt? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 25,374^th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 342,669 people. Alt is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Alt reside; 42 percent reside in Western Europe and 39 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 322,067^th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 664 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 8,257 people, or 1 in 43,897. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maryland, where 8 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and Illinois, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 84 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 35 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Alt Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Alt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Alt last name increased 749 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 126 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alt Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Alt surname are 18.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.43% registered with the party.

The amount Alt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 54.27% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,905 per year; in South Africa they earn 16.45% less than the national average, earning R 198,552 per year; in United States they earn 4.04% more than the national average, earning $44,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.6% more than the national average, earning $54,950 CAD per year.