Alt Surname
Approximately 21,267 people bear this surname
Alt Surname Definition:
(German) One who was older than another with whom he was associated; descendant of Aldo, a pet form of names beginning with Alt (old), as Aldhard, Altraban, and Alderich.
Alt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,257 | 1:43,897 | 5,374 |
| Germany | 7,466 | 1:10,783 | 1,356 |
| Brazil | 614 | 1:348,655 | 13,378 |
| Dominican Republic | 532 | 1:19,611 | 1,306 |
| Switzerland | 482 | 1:17,039 | 2,793 |
| France | 392 | 1:169,446 | 26,353 |
| Austria | 362 | 1:23,523 | 3,685 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Argentina | 311 | 1:137,439 | 11,638 |
| Australia | 299 | 1:90,287 | 10,366 |
| Estonia | 272 | 1:4,860 | 483 |
| Turkey | 159 | 1:489,443 | 28,026 |
| Hungary | 144 | 1:68,169 | 7,005 |
| Israel | 132 | 1:64,831 | 8,115 |
| Czechia | 129 | 1:82,430 | 13,813 |
| Italy | 128 | 1:477,787 | 49,484 |
| Canada | 115 | 1:320,396 | 29,368 |
| Belgium | 100 | 1:114,966 | 17,029 |
| Netherlands | 85 | 1:198,673 | 27,603 |
| South Africa | 84 | 1:644,973 | 47,754 |
| Slovenia | 84 | 1:29,615 | 6,042 |
| Romania | 81 | 1:247,875 | 23,462 |
| England | 72 | 1:773,862 | 42,299 |
| Chile | 71 | 1:248,119 | 7,493 |
| Iran | 53 | 1:1,448,727 | 58,350 |
| Japan | 52 | 1:2,458,544 | 30,480 |
| Finland | 46 | 1:119,494 | 11,620 |
| Pakistan | 38 | 1:4,701,155 | 31,402 |
| Sweden | 34 | 1:289,610 | 20,124 |
| Spain | 33 | 1:1,416,728 | 44,772 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Poland | 25 | 1:1,520,350 | 87,293 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Ukraine | 20 | 1:2,276,135 | 151,395 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 57 | 1:427,638 | 25,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,102 | 1:45,570 | 5,269 |
The alternate forms: Ált (2) are calculated separately.
Alt (664) may also be a first name.
Alt Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who was older than another with whom he was associated; descendant of Aldo, a pet form of names beginning with Alt (old), as Aldhard, Altraban, and Alderich.
Alt Demographics
Alt Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Alt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alt Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alt (Hindi: अल्त) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as: Ált. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alt? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alt is the 25,374th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 342,669 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Alt reside; 42 percent reside in Western Europe and 39 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Alt is also the 322,067th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 664 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 8,257 people, or 1 in 43,897. In The United States Alt is mostly found in: Maryland, where 8 percent are found, Ohio, where 7 percent are found and Illinois, where 5 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 84 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 35 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.
Alt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Alt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alt surname rose 749 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 126 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Alt Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Alt surname are 18.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.43% being registered with the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ált | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ault | 86 | 12,463 | / |
| Galt | 86 | 3,901 | / |
| Alte | 86 | 2,106 | / |
| Halt | 86 | 1,377 | / |
| Allt | 86 | 296 | / |
| Alth | 86 | 95 | / |
| Alts | 86 | 78 | / |
| Altø | 86 | 40 | / |
| Ailt | 86 | 20 | / |
| Aslt | 86 | 5 | / |
| Aalt | 86 | 4 | / |
| Altt | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ahlt | 86 | 3 | / |
| Alht | 86 | 3 | / |
| Altp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aldt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aelt | 86 | 0 | / |
| Al | 80 | 71,408 | / |
| Halts | 75 | 834 | / |
| Ahalt | 75 | 483 | / |
| Aultz | 75 | 293 | / |
| Halte | 75 | 223 | / |
| Ailts | 75 | 214 | / |
| Ealet | 75 | 188 | / |
| Gallt | 75 | 150 | / |
| Atlet | 75 | 111 | / |
| Hault | 75 | 97 | / |
| Hallt | 75 | 86 | / |
| Aglit | 75 | 72 | / |
| Haltz | 75 | 62 | / |
| Ailet | 75 | 59 | / |
| Ahlte | 75 | 58 | / |
| Haldt | 75 | 44 | / |
| Healt | 75 | 40 | / |
| Halth | 75 | 31 | / |
| Aalte | 75 | 28 | / |
| Aults | 75 | 28 | / |
| Althe | 75 | 27 | / |
| Galtt | 75 | 15 | / |
| Altås | 75 | 13 | / |
| Haltt | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ailte | 75 | 8 | / |
| Aselt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ealth | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gaylt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Aylet | 75 | 2 | / |
| Alhte | 75 | 2 | / |
| Alhth | 75 | 2 | / |
| Haslt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ealte | 75 | 1 | / |
| Galht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Auhlt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aujlt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aulte | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alhtt | 75 | 1 | / |
| D'Alt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aislt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alhdt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aultt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gaalt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Eault | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ale | 67 | 124,396 | / |
| Gal | 67 | 48,259 | / |
| Ail | 67 | 39,912 | / |
| Alp | 67 | 39,593 | / |
| Alh | 67 | 31,730 | / |
| Aal | 67 | 12,984 | / |
| Asl | 67 | 11,110 | / |
| Ahl | 67 | 10,385 | / |
| Hal | 67 | 9,345 | / |
| All | 67 | 6,750 | / |
| Aul | 67 | 3,106 | / |
| Aylett | 67 | 2,124 | / |
| Olt | 67 | 1,291 | / |
| Aillet | 67 | 1,094 | / |
| Ajl | 67 | 1,031 | / |
| Ald | 67 | 725 | / |
| Alı | 67 | 702 | / |
| Ayl | 67 | 644 | / |
| Elt | 67 | 375 | / |
| Atl | 67 | 362 | / |
| Eal | 67 | 265 | / |
| Asselt | 67 | 200 | / |
| Alì | 67 | 184 | / |
| D'Alte | 67 | 160 | / |
| Health | 67 | 148 | / |
| Altová | 67 | 146 | / |
| Altova | 67 | 126 | / |
| Hatelt | 67 | 22 | / |
| Haylet | 67 | 6 | / |
| Haßelt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hatlet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gaultt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ailett | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aaltsz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ailete | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alhdth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haltte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haalts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alÿ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alį | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auselt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hailth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Algeet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Halltt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Athlet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atlett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Healet | 67 | 0 | / |
| Healts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haultz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haltch | 67 | 0 | / |
Alt Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alt in the Hindi language | ||
| अल्त | alta | 75 |
| अल्ताअ | alta'a | 25 |
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Alt Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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