von Alten Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
von Alten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
von Alten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Alten Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name von Alten is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of von Alten.
How Common Is The Last Name von Alten? popularity and diffusion
The last name von Alten is the 3,100,440th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name von Alten is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of von Alten reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 5,031,591. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 63 percent reside, Bavaria, where 19 percent reside and Hamburg, where 6 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Singapore, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| von Althen | 95 | 5 | / |
| van Alten | 89 | 385 | / |
| von Elten | 89 | 15 | / |
| van Aalten | 84 | 480 | / |
| von Holten | 84 | 220 | / |
| van Aelten | 84 | 77 | / |
| van Althen | 84 | 1 | / |
| van Halten | 84 | 0 | / |
| van Elten | 78 | 708 | / |
| Von-Elten | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Holten | 74 | 898 | / |
| van Helten | 74 | 159 | / |
| Von-Holten | 74 | 3 | / |
| Van-Aalten | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Haltem | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Houlten | 70 | 1 | / |
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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 von Alten
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