Altheus Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Altheus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 78 | 1:136,973 | 5,994 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Altheus (28) may also be a first name.
Altheus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Altheus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Altheus occurs in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Altheus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Altheus? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,106,139th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Altheus reside; 98 percent reside in Caribbean and 98 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 28 people.
The surname Altheus is most commonly occurring in Haiti, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 136,973. In Haiti Altheus is most common in: Ouest, where 97 percent are found, Nord, where 1 percent are found and Sud, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Haiti this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Altheus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Altheus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Altheus surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Altheus
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