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

Alten (Marathi: आलटेन, Russian: Алтен) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Altén. Click here to see other potential spellings of Alten.

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

The last name Alten is the 164,185^th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,757,301 people. Alten is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Alten live; 37 percent live in Western Europe and 37 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 472,872^nd most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 341 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 890 people, or 1 in 90,456. In Germany Alten is most common in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 35 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 34 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Alten Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Alten has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 375 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alten Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Alten last name are 1.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Alten earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 66.01% more than the national average, earning 574,541 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.51% less than the national average, earning $41,203 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.82% less than the national average, earning $44,803 CAD per year.