Althus Surname

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

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Althus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Althus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Althus (11) may also be a first name.

Althus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Althus is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Althus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Althus is the 5,057,639th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Althus are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 11 people.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 7,318,678. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony, where 82 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Germany Althus is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Althus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Althus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Althus last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Althaus9212,886/
Althuis92230/
Altheus9280/
Althous924/
Althuës921/
Halthus920/
Althuse920/
Altus91689/
Althouse862,827/
Althause867/
Halthaus863/
Althauss861/
Aulthaus860/
Halthous860/
Aultheus860/
Alteus831,564/
Alltus8323/
Altous8316/
Altaus8314/
Altahu833/
Altuis833/
Althos832/
Altush832/
Altuss832/
Elthus831/
Althau831/
Galtus831/
Altusz831/
Althou830/
Altu80528/
Aulthouse80117/
Althausse8019/
Allthouse801/
Halthouse800/
Aulthause800/
Allthoush800/
Haulthaus800/
Olthuis771,117/
Holthus77704/
Olthaus77138/
Althauz7710/
Altouss774/
Haltaus773/
Altoush772/
Althauß772/
Althoss771/
Haulthouse750/
Altuğ739,463/
Altos73280/
Altou7372/
Altut7369/
Oltus7368/
Altuz7355/
Altuh7353/
Eltus7345/
Haltu7322/
Altau7317/
Altuç739/
Altup735/
Galtu732/
Alteu732/
Altuǧ731/
Holthaus716,993/
Holthuis71865/
Helthuis71245/
Olthouse7193/
Oolthuis7176/
Altusova7111/
Olthuijs718/
Holthous715/
Altusová712/
Holthuse710/
Holthuhs710/
Holthouse67740/
Holtus67343/
Halttu67277/
Aultut67122/
Holthause6734/
Galtou6733/
Golthu6716/
Altushova6712/
Haltau6712/
Altauz6711/
Altoos6710/
Altuch6710/
Oltusz678/
Altosh677/
Haltou677/
Altout673/
Galtau672/
Ailtos672/
Houlthuis671/
Althoz671/
Olthos671/
Eltuis671/
Alttou671/
Altoud671/
Houlthaus670/
Altutt670/
Holdthaus670/
Altoss670/

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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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  • 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 Althus
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