van Altena Surname
Approximately 1,108 people bear this surname
van Altena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 902 | 1:18,722 | 2,921 |
| South Africa | 108 | 1:501,645 | 40,799 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
van Altena Demographics
Average van Altena Salary in
United States
$63,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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van Altena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Altena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Altena is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name van Altena? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 333,448th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,577,208 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of van Altena live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname van Altena is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 902 people, or 1 in 18,722. In The Netherlands van Altena is primarily found in: North Holland, where 40 percent reside, Gelderland, where 24 percent reside and South Holland, where 16 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
van Altena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of van Altena has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.
van Altena Last Name Statistics demography
The amount van Altena earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 152.42% more than the national average, earning R 599,856 per year; in United States they earn 46.59% more than the national average, earning $63,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.52% less than the national average, earning $46,941 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 van Altena
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