Altmeier Surname

430,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Altmeier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altmeier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6221:129,43015,761
France951:699,18788,446
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Altmeier Last Name Facts

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

Altmeier occurs most in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Altmeier? popularity and diffusion

It is the 430,675th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,109,432 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Altmeier live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Altmeier is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 622 people, or 1 in 129,430. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saarland, where 56 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 23 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in France, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Altmeier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Altmeier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Altmeier surname grew 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Altmeier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Altmeier surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.

Altmeier earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.68% less than the national average, earning $36,814 USD per year.

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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 Altmeier
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