Altwegg Surname

603,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Altwegg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altwegg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3691:22,2573,546
United States941:3,855,946211,262
France181:3,690,151224,666
England141:3,979,861125,553
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Altwegg Last Name Facts

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

Altwegg occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Altwegg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Altwegg is the 603,653rd most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 14,178,105 people. The surname Altwegg is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Altwegg live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Altwegg is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 369 people, or 1 in 22,257. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Thurgau, where 40 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 21 percent are found and Canton of Bern, where 7 percent are found. Besides Switzerland Altwegg is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Altwegg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Altwegg last name are 47.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 94.12% registered with the political party.

Altwegg earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.83% less than the national average, earning $39,772 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altweg929/
Altwig7730/
Altweck7181/
Heltweg7173/
Aldwek622/
Aldweik57272/
Aldweek57122/
Holtwig571/
Aldweak571/
Altwaiq571/
Altwick570/
Holtwiek531/
Galtwick531/
Aldwaike531/
Haltwick530/

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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 Altwegg
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