Alterman Surname

180,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Alterman Surname User-submission:

The surname Alterman means 'old man' in German and Yiddish.

Alterman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3861:261,51424,673
Israel4251:20,1362,996
Argentina1361:314,29024,990
England1031:540,95233,556
Russia881:1,637,762109,009
Poland571:666,82057,730
Chile301:587,21614,299
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Sweden111:895,16066,831
France71:9,488,960336,266
Moldova71:508,76732,975
China21:683,660,78330,601
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

Alterman (27) may also be a first name.

Alterman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Alterman means 'old man' in German and Yiddish.

- haffman97

Alterman Last Name Facts

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

Alterman (Georgian: ალტერმან, Russian: Альтерман) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alterman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 180,184th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,080,112 people. The surname Alterman occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Alterman are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Alterman is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 27 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,386 people, or 1 in 261,514. In The United States Alterman is mostly found in: New York, where 16 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and Georgia, where 11 percent live. Besides The United States Alterman occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 18 percent live and Argentina, where 6 percent live.

Alterman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Alterman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alterman last name increased 1,670 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 10,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alterman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Alterman surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Alterman last name are 1.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.1% registered with the political party.

The amount Alterman earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 23.84% more than the national average, earning $53,435 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.66% more than the national average, earning $51,007 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Alterman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alterman in the Georgian language
ალტერმანalterman-
Alterman in the Russian language
Альтерманalterman-

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