Altvater Surname

183,591st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Altvater Surname User-submission:

The Altvater surname means 'old father' in German.

Altvater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3001:61,9277,954
United States7711:470,11539,981
Brazil731:2,932,52586,118
Canada601:614,09350,489
Austria361:236,54028,356
France311:2,142,668174,004
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

Altvater Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Altvater surname means 'old father' in German.

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Altvater Last Name Facts

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

The last name Altvater occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altvater? popularity and diffusion

The surname Altvater is the 183,591st most common last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,150,690 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Altvater live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Altvater is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 1,300 people, or 1 in 61,927. In Germany Altvater is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 24 percent reside and Hesse, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Altvater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Altvater has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Altvater last name grew 727 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Altvater Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Altvater surname are 18.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.82% being registered with the political party.

The amount Altvater earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $45,234 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.81% less than the national average, earning $49,281 CAD per year.

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