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

Altern is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Altern is the 1,589,322^nd most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname Altern occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Altern reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Altern is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 846,527. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 36 percent reside, Western Cape, where 33 percent reside and North West, where 19 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common 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 over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 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.