von Alten Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Monaco

von Alten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Alten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

von Alten Last Name Facts

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

von Alten occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name von Alten? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of von Alten are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 5,031,591. In Germany von Alten is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 63 percent are found, Bavaria, where 19 percent are found and Hamburg, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Germany it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Singapore, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
von Althen955/
van Alten89385/
von Elten8915/
van Aalten84480/
von Holten84220/
van Aelten8477/
van Althen841/
van Halten840/
van Elten78708/
Von-Elten781/
van Holten74898/
van Helten74159/
Von-Holten743/
Van-Aalten741/
van Haltem740/
van Houlten701/

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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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  • 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 von Alten
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