Alger is used as a family name or surname in Algeria. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Alger
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Algeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Alger

How popular is Alger?

Alger is common in Algeria.

Alger is ranked 15206 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Alger bearers increased by 4.283115 per cent in 2010 US census to 6306 since 2000, the surname slipped by 217 spots and ranked at 5516. The last name was found in around 21 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.67 94.29
Hispanic or Latino 2.58 1.98
Others 2.11 1.67
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.36 0.99
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.79 0.58
Black 0.48 0.48
Alger is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Algeria which signifies that it is originated from Algeria. Around 34601 people have been found who wears Alger as their family name. Alger is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
244,758 Ukraine10
19,452 Malaysia3
12,161 Wales2
91,784 Netherlands2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
2,401 Honduras2
1,118 Isle of Man2
91,024 Belgium1
2,211 Brunei1
17,236 Ghana1
7,941 Guatemala1
30,360 Thailand1
810,193 Indonesia1
1,704,541 India1
38,830 Morocco1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
11,510 Oman1
17,768 Pakistan1
29,046 Japan1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
153,416 Italy1
34,581 Chile1
2,613 The Bahamas1
7,191 Afghanistan1
16,640 Hong Kong1
47,891 Norway1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
65,136 Spain25
838 Guam24
42,407 Sweden22
11,387 Ireland22
18,457 Scotland20
52,950 Czech Republic19
886 United States Virgin Islands18
24,534 New Zealand17
442,509 Russia12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
83,365 Brazil95
Countries with hundreds of Alger:
8,231 England812
14,850 France637
7,758 Canada535
1,290 El Salvador345
24,304 South Africa237
13,159 Australia208
50,182 Germany202
21,011 Mexico157
Countries with thousands of Alger:
5,110 United States7,752
11,003 Philippines1,353
Countries with ten thousands of Alger:
168 Algeria22,046
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Comments

D
Deneen Diggins
The origin of the name is germaine the Surname comes from the German diminutive of the personal name Germanic athal gar meaning noble launches this name recalls the name of an ancestor.

Alger Namesakes

  • Horatio Alger, Jr., Author
  • Russell A. Alger, Former U.S. senator
  • Brittney Alger, Actress
  • Fanny Alger, Joseph Smith's wife
  • Bruce Alger, Former U.S. Representative
  • Pat Alger, Songwriter
  • Paul Alger, Soccer player
  • Ross Alger, Politician
  • Langdon Alger, Film editor
  • James Alger Fee, Judge

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