Altenburg Surname

110,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Altenburg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altenburg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4501:249,97223,774
Germany1,2821:62,7978,064
Netherlands5811:29,0664,777
Denmark1941:29,0963,013
Canada1821:202,44819,751
Brazil1731:1,237,42442,571
Australia741:364,80730,412
Austria731:116,65016,371
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Latvia251:82,00212,055
France101:6,642,272293,169
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

Altenburg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Altenburg (Russian: Альтенбург) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Altenburg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 110,735th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,736,784 people. The last name Altenburg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Altenburg are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,450 people, or 1 in 249,972. In The United States Altenburg is most numerous in: Maryland, where 12 percent live, Wisconsin, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent live and The Netherlands, where 14 percent live.

Altenburg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Altenburg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 890 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Altenburg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Altenburg surname are 14.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.69% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Altenburg earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.49% more than the national average, earning $49,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.73% less than the national average, earning $45,348 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Altenburg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Altenburg in the Russian language
Альтенбургaltenburg-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Altenburg
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