Altermath Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Altermath Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Altermath 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
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
France301:2,214,091176,965
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Altermath Last Name Facts

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

Altermath occurs in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altermath? popularity and diffusion

The last name Altermath is the 2,075,631st most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Altermath reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 161,038. In Switzerland Altermath is mostly found in: Canton of Vaud, where 57 percent reside, Republic and Canton of the Jura, where 24 percent reside and Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel, where 14 percent reside. Besides Switzerland this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 37 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

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
Altermah941/
Altermatt891,597/
Alterma8814/
Aaltermatt842/
Altermatte841/
Altermot820/
Halterma820/
Altermas820/
Altermott7819/
Altarmatt781/
Altrematt781/
Altrema751/
Oltermott670/
Holtermo596/
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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
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  • 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 Altermath
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