Alterna Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Alterna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alterna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Alterna (16) may also be a first name.

Alterna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alterna (Russian: Альтерна) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alterna? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Alterna are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 20 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Alterna is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 16 people.

The surname Alterna is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil Alterna is most common in: Espírito Santo, where 50 percent live and Paraná, where 50 percent live. Beside Brazil it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alternatt881/
Alternead880/
Alterno86125/
Alterni8613/
Alterne861/
Altrena860/
Alternes8023/
Alternäs803/
Alternos800/
Alterner800/
Olterni711/
Olterness631/

Alterna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alterna in the Russian language
Альтернаalterna-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Alterna
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