Altergott Surname

309,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Altergott Surname Definition:

(German) A nickname, the old god.

Altergott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6611:548,34945,358
Germany5121:157,23718,756
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Altergott Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) A nickname, the old god.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Altergott Last Name Facts

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

The surname Altergott (Russian: Альтерготт) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Altergott.

How Common Is The Last Name Altergott? popularity and diffusion

It is the 309,145th most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,973,398 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Altergott live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Altergott is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 661 people, or 1 in 548,349. In The United States Altergott is most numerous in: Illinois, where 26 percent live, Wisconsin, where 14 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 42 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Altergott Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Altergott surname are 26.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.79% registered to vote for the political party.

Altergott earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.95% more than the national average, earning $47,442 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alltergott951/
Altergot94529/
Altergodt8920/
Altergoot891/
Alterot889/
Altergo882/
Alterhot828/
Alterga7511/
Alterat752/
Alterats7169/
Alteurath671/
Altirat631/

Altergott Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Altergott in the Russian language
Альтерготтaltergott-

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