Alterra Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Alterra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alterra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Alterra (14) may also be a first name.

Alterra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alterra (Russian: Альтерра) occurs more in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alterra? popularity and diffusion

Alterra is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Alterra is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Alterra are found; 31 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 31 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name on earth, held by 14 people.

The last name is most widespread in Greece, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,769,948. In Greece Alterra is most frequent in: Central Macedonia, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Greece this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 31 percent reside and England, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altierra931/
Alterrea931/
Altera92505/
Alterri8622/
Alteras8612/
Alterga8611/
Altiera864/
Alterre862/
Alterat862/
Alteira861/
Alterza861/
Alterau861/
Althera861/
Altarrah80203/
Alterats8069/
Alterach8068/
D'Altera8021/
Altherre8010/
Altierri805/
Altairra805/
Alterrez801/
Altierre801/
Altero771,155/
Alteri771,090/
Altery7722/
Altora7715/
Altere7712/
Altara7711/
Eltera778/
Oltera773/
Altira772/
Althierry7531/
Altieri7116,291/
Alterio712,330/
Altiero71440/
Altiere71310/
Alteros71191/
Altiery71190/
Alteiro7148/
Galteri7143/
Haltere7138/
Alteryd7133/
Galtere7133/
Alteres7127/
Alterie7123/
Galtero7118/
Alterez7117/
Altered7115/
Alteiri7113/
Heltera7111/
Altoray7110/
Alterot719/
Alteris716/
Alteari716/
Altaira715/
Althara715/
Althira714/
Altahra714/
Alteriz713/
Altarah713/
Altorro713/
Altergo712/
Altiraz712/
Halteri712/
Altirat711/
Altereu711/
Altereh711/
Elteira711/
Alteret711/
Altteri711/
Althero711/
Alttere711/
Altierj711/
Althora711/
Altarai711/
Goltera711/
Haltara711/
Galtery711/
Haltery710/
Olterer710/
Galterio67363/
Althiery6758/
Alterhot678/
Althieri673/
Galteiri672/
Helthera672/
Altahara672/
Alteares672/
Alttieri671/
Gaultero671/
D'Alteri671/
Haltiery671/
Altorahy671/
Alttiere671/
Altierei671/
Olterrio671/
Althiero671/

Alterra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alterra in the Russian language
Альтерраalterra-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alterra
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