Altene Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Altene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
Cameroon371:561,32643,620
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047

Altene (369) may also be a first name.

Altene Last Name Facts

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

The last name Altene occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Altene click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altene? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,527,735th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Altene live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Altene is also the 452,461st most numerous given name in the world, borne by 369 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria Altene is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 57 percent are found, Zamfara, where 36 percent are found and Lagos, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 27 percent are found and Niger, where 10 percent are found.

Altene Last Name Statistics demography

Altene earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.82% less than the national average, earning $42,797 USD per year.

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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
  • 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 Altene
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