Altemeyer Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Altemeyer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 143 | 1:562,975 | 46,225 |
| United States | 120 | 1:3,020,491 | 176,226 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Altemeyer Demographics
Altemeyer Political Affiliation
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Altemeyer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Altemeyer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Altemeyer is found most in Germany. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Altemeyer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Altemeyer is the 893,754th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 24,291,820 people. Altemeyer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Altemeyer are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 562,975. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 59 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 34 percent reside and Saarland, where 3 percent reside. Not including Germany it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.
Altemeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Altemeyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Altemeyer surname rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Altemeyer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Altemeyer surname are 13.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.61% being registered with the political party.
Altemeyer earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.01% more than the national average, earning $63,863 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haltemeyer | 95 | 6 | / |
| Althemeyer | 95 | 6 | / |
| Altemmeyer | 95 | 0 | / |
| Altemeyr | 94 | 3 | / |
| Altemyer | 94 | 0 | / |
| Altemeier | 89 | 995 | / |
| Altimeyer | 89 | 14 | / |
| Altemayer | 89 | 4 | / |
| Altemeiyr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Holtemeyer | 84 | 35 | / |
| Alltemeier | 84 | 2 | / |
| Haltimeyer | 84 | 0 | / |
| Altemier | 82 | 34 | / |
| Altemeir | 82 | 4 | / |
| Altamayer | 78 | 7 | / |
| Altimayer | 78 | 1 | / |
| Holtemayer | 74 | 29 | / |
| Holtemeier | 74 | 17 | / |
| Altimier | 71 | 42 | / |
| Altemaire | 67 | 66 | / |
| Altamayor | 67 | 6 | / |
| Altamajer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Altamaier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holtimeier | 63 | 1 | / |
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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 Altemeyer
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