Altemus Surname

323,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Altemus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altemus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1471:316,00628,886
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2291:219,29618,666

Altemus (12) may also be a first name.

Altemus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Altemus occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Altemus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altemus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Altemus is the 323,810th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,331,491 people. The last name Altemus occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Altemus reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

The last name Altemus is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,147 people, or 1 in 316,006. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 24 percent are found, Maryland, where 10 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Altemus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Altemus has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 501 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Altemus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Altemus surname are 11.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.81% being registered to vote for the party.

Altemus earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.24% less than the national average, earning $42,616 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altemeus939/
Alttemus931/
Altemuse931/
Altemouse881/
Altimus86418/
Altemos8648/
Altamus861/
Oltemus861/
Altomus860/
Altemoos8023/
Altamush803/
Altemoss803/
Altimush801/
Altimeus801/
Aultimus800/
Alltimus800/
Altimu772/
Altimos712/
Eltimus711/

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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 Altemus
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