Altpeter Surname

400,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Altpeter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altpeter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6521:123,47515,089
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
France251:2,656,909193,074
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Altpeter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Altpeter is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altpeter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 400,040th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,290,723 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Altpeter live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Altpeter is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 652 people, or 1 in 123,475. In Germany Altpeter is mostly concentrated in: Saarland, where 77 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent are found and Bavaria, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Germany Altpeter is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Altpeter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Altpeter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Altpeter surname rose 443 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Altpeter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Altpeter last name are 6.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.46% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Altpeter earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.39% more than the national average, earning $51,367 CAD 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Altpeter
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