Alteren Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Alteren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alteren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway181:285,68329,080
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797

Alteren Last Name Facts

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

Alteren is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alteren? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alteren is the 3,957,383rd most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Alteren live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Alteren is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 285,683. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Northern Norway, where 72 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 17 percent live and Central Norway, where 11 percent live. Besides Norway this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 28 percent live.

Alteren Last Name Statistics demography

Alteren earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 16.68% more than the national average, earning 403,823 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halteren9389/
Altern92128/
Haltern8687/
Elteren8648/
Alterin862/
Altearn862/
Alterne861/
Althern860/
Galterin802/
Alterina801/
Halterin801/
Alterion801/
Helteren801/
Altorn7720/
Eltern7714/
Altörn777/
Galterina754/
Altahreen751/
Althorn7128/
Alterim7116/
Haltorn713/
Galteirina711/
Altirin711/
Altorin711/
Elltern710/
Holtern710/
Altarin710/
Halthorn671/
Golterina631/
Holtering631/
Eltorn629/
Oltörn622/
Holtorn570/
Helltorn532/

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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 Alteren
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis