Altenstein Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Altenstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Altenstein Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Altenstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Altenstein is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Altenstein? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,808,717th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Altenstein are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Altenstein is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 1,712,882. In Germany Altenstein is mostly concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 34 percent are found, Hamburg, where 23 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 21 percent are found. Aside from Germany Altenstein is found in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altensten959/
Holtenstein860/
Aldensten844/
Holtenstine760/
Altenstam7416/
Altun Astan671/
Altan Cetin671/
Aldanston630/
Holtenstam609/
Eldenustun602/

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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 Altenstein
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