Altens Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Altens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Altens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Altens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Altens occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Altens? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Altens are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in Baltic Europe.
This last name is most widespread in Latvia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 512,512. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Semigallia, where 50 percent are found, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 25 percent are found and Riga Planning Region, where 25 percent are found. Outside of Latvia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Altens
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis