Altshuler Surname

176,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Altshuler Surname User-submission:

In Yiddish, alt means 'old' and shul means 'synagogue'. Also, Altshul was a synagogue in the 12th century, the oldest synagogue in Prague.

Altshuler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1801:307,16928,227
Israel7781:11,0001,687
Russia2141:673,47257,767
Ukraine821:555,15562,025
Belarus491:193,89924,953
Canada461:800,99162,809
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Lithuania61:505,76519,342
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
England31:18,572,686338,250
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Altshuler Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Yiddish, alt means 'old' and shul means 'synagogue'. Also, Altshul was a synagogue in the 12th century, the oldest synagogue in Prague.

- xtomycon

From the Old Synagogue (Altschul) of Prague.

- raltsh

Altshuler Last Name Facts

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

The last name Altshuler (Georgian: ალტშულერ, Russian: Альтшулер) is found most in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Altshuler? popularity and diffusion

Altshuler is the 176,728th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,010,139 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Altshuler live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Altshuler is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,180 people, or 1 in 307,169. In The United States Altshuler is most prevalent in: California, where 20 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and Massachusetts, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Altshuler is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 32 percent live and Russia, where 9 percent live.

Altshuler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Altshuler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Altshuler last name increased 10,727 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Altshuler Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Altshuler last name are 17.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.88% being registered with the political party.

The amount Altshuler earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 82.18% more than the national average, earning R 432,924 per year; in United States they earn 38.3% more than the national average, earning $59,676 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.12% more than the national average, earning $68,621 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Altshuler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Altshuler in the Georgian language
ალტშულერaltshuler-
Altshuler in the Russian language
Альтшулерaltsuler-

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