Altenhof Surname

401,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 874 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Altenhof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altenhof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5501:146,37417,625
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
Canada431:856,87466,382
Austria321:266,10730,958
Australia281:964,13257,058
Venezuela271:1,118,67016,331
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Altenhof Last Name Facts

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

Altenhof occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Altenhof? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 401,796th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,338,153 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Altenhof reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 550 people, or 1 in 146,374. In Germany Altenhof is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 31 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found and Hesse, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Altenhof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Altenhof has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Altenhof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Altenhof surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Altenhof earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.01% more than the national average, earning $50,059 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.62% more than the national average, earning $65,890 CAD 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
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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 Altenhof
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