Altfeld Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Altfeld Surname Definition:

(from a place name) The Yiddish translation for Staropole, in Poland, which means “old field.”

Altfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2121:379,74335,740
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
France171:3,907,219231,005
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Altfeld Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) The Yiddish translation for Staropole, in Poland, which means “old field.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Altfeld Last Name Facts

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

The surname Altfeld (Russian: Альтфельд) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altfeld? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 744,013th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Altfeld live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Altfeld is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 379,743. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 73 percent reside, Hamburg, where 7 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 6 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Altfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Altfeld has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Altfeld surname rose 1,155 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Altfeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Altfeld are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Altfeld earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.2% more than the national average, earning $63,082 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altfield9343/
Altfeldt931/
Eltfeld8624/
Altfl835/
Oltfield800/
Aldfield800/
Holtfield751/
Gauldfeldt7111/
Oldfeld716/
Oldfield6717,507/
Goldfeld67489/
Holdfeld6754/
Oldfeldt6718/
Goldfeldt6325/
Ouldfield638/
Holdfeldt634/
Oldffield631/
Holdfield630/
Oldfelt572/
Oldfiel571/
Goldfelt533/
Holdfelt530/

Altfeld Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Altfeld in the Russian language
Альтфельдaltfeld-

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