Altena Surname
Approximately 4,531 people bear this surname
Altena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2,977 | 1:5,673 | 602 |
| Germany | 819 | 1:98,297 | 12,221 |
| United States | 381 | 1:951,336 | 70,955 |
| Haiti | 72 | 1:148,388 | 6,344 |
| Canada | 67 | 1:549,934 | 46,038 |
| Latvia | 47 | 1:43,618 | 6,632 |
| Italy | 39 | 1:1,568,120 | 82,279 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Altena (92) may also be a first name.
Altena Demographics
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Altena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Altena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Altena (Arabic: التينا) is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Altena? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 103,706th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,608,375 people. The surname Altena occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Altena live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 992,070th most numerous forename internationally It is held by 92 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,977 people, or 1 in 5,673. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Overijssel, where 34 percent are found, Gelderland, where 14 percent are found and North Holland, where 11 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands Altena exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.
Altena Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Altena last name are 38.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.22% being registered with the party.
The amount Altena earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 17.76% more than the national average, earning 407,527 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.77% less than the national average, earning $41,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.22% less than the national average, earning $45,104 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Altena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Altena in the Arabic language | ||
| التينا | altyna | - |
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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 Altena
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