Altenburger Surname

158,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Altenburger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altenburger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria9081:9,3781,224
Germany6611:121,79314,902
United States4321:839,02564,101
Switzerland3441:23,8753,769
France2331:285,07643,747
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England91:6,190,895170,599
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Altenburger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Altenburger is found in Austria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altenburger? popularity and diffusion

Altenburger is the 158,854th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,651,945 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Altenburger live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Altenburger is most frequently held in Austria, where it is borne by 908 people, or 1 in 9,378. In Austria Altenburger is mostly found in: Burgenland, where 28 percent live, Vienna, where 22 percent live and Lower Austria, where 21 percent live. Other than Austria this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Altenburger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Altenburger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Altenburger surname rose 2,057 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Altenburger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Altenburger surname are 38.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.19% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Altenburger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.08% more than the national average, earning R 394,680 per year; in United States they earn 8.82% more than the national average, earning $46,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.38% less than the national average, earning $48,997 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Altenburger
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis