Altken Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Altken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England51:11,143,612252,590
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Altken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Altken is most common in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Altken.

How Common Is The Last Name Altken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Altken occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Altken live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Altken is most numerous in: Texas, where 54 percent reside, Michigan, where 15 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent reside and New Zealand, where 5 percent reside.

Altken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Altken surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Altken earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.48% more than the national average, earning $46,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altkeen921/
Altkin8324/
Aldken831/
Höltken77250/
Altkind7725/
Galtkin775/
Holtken772/
Aldkn731/
Hoeltken7117/
Eldken67275/
Aldkne671/
Hoeltkenn671/
Goltkin626/
Oldkeng621/
Goltkina571/

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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 Altken
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