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Where Does The Last Name Altern Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Altern is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altern? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 1,589,322^nd most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. Altern is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Altern live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 846,527. In South Africa Altern is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 36 percent reside, Western Cape, where 33 percent reside and North West, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Altern Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Altern has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Altern Last Name Statistics ^demography

The amount Altern earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 7% more than the national average, earning 370,301 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 17.36% less than the national average, earning R 196,392 per year and in United States they earn 3.25% more than the national average, earning $44,550 USD per year.