Altenar Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Altenar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altenar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Altenar (10) may also be a first name.

Altenar Last Name Facts

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

Altenar is more frequently found in Costa Rica than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Altenar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Altenar is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Altenar live; 44 percent live in Central America and 44 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name on earth, held by 10 people.

Altenar is most frequently used in Costa Rica, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,195,017. In Costa Rica it is primarily concentrated in: Limón Province, where 75 percent are found and San José Province, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Costa Rica this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent are found and Haiti, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altenaar9317/
Altengar934/
Haltenar931/
Altenair931/
Altenor862,413/
Altinar86270/
Altonar86125/
Altenhardt823/
Altenord80172/
Althenor8059/
Altenore805/
Oltengar801/
Haltenort7515/
Althenord756/
Altenhort751/
Altoinare751/
Altinor71195/
Altınor7130/
Altenhordt7115/
Alténor714/
Haltoingar711/
Haltenorth711/
Altonor711/
Eltenor711/
Altinord673/
Holthanar630/
Hosltenour590/
Eltinor573/

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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 Altenar
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