Alters Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Alters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3931:922,28769,218
Israel1611:53,1536,939
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

Alters (15) may also be a first name.

Alters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alters is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alters? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alters is the 562,135th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 12,921,181 people. Alters is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Alters live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. Alters is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 393 people, or 1 in 922,287. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and Wisconsin, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Alters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Alters has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alters last name expanded 371 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alters surname are 27.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.44% registered to vote for the party.

Alters earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.56% less than the national average, earning $40,749 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halters92346/
Aelters9236/
Alterås9221/
Altiers929/
Ealters924/
Althers921/
Galters921/
Haelters86162/
Hallters861/
Haalters861/
Gaulters860/
Elters8370/
Olters8345/
Altirs8315/
Altors830/
Hölters77623/
Holters77178/
Altarsh7727/
Uolters778/
Alterch771/
Elterss771/
Oltersd771/
Holtgers7121/
Hoelters719/
Holthers711/
Hölteers711/
Eyletters6728/
Höltersová631/
Oltarsh6246/
Eltarrs621/
Holtors621/

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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 Alters
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