Altensen Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Altensen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Altensen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Altensen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Altensen is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Altensen? popularity and diffusion
Altensen is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Altensen live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 2,776,050. In Germany Altensen is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 86 percent are found, Bavaria, where 7 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Altensen exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altinsen | 88 | 4 | / |
| Holthensen | 78 | 0 | / |
| Altinsan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Eltenson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Altynshin | 71 | 26 | / |
| Altynshyn | 71 | 2 | / |
| Altynshina | 67 | 64 | / |
| Althinsson | 67 | 15 | / |
| Altynshyna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Altıncan | 63 | 274 | / |
| Altincan | 63 | 2 | / |
| Altynchin | 59 | 6 | / |
| Altynzhanova | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Altensen
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