Altena is used as a family name or surname in Netherlands. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Altena
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Netherlands
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Altena

How popular is Altena?

Altena is common in Netherlands.

Altena is ranked 101031 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Altenas grew by 18.63118 per cent to 312 since 2000 and ranked 63873 after elevating 5763 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.35 98.1
Black 6.09 0
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.6 0
Altena is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Netherlands which may be its originating country too. Around 4140 people have been found who wears Altena as their family name. Altena is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
720,003 Russia4
381,097 Ukraine4
67,494 South Africa3
54,641 Sweden2
139,444 Brazil2
65,594 Belgium2
34,681 Norway2
40,256 Mexico2
219,873 France2
81,201 Switzerland1
5,467 Haiti1
31,584 Peru1
40,340 Malaysia1
53,505 Turkey1
36,678 Singapore1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
107,506 England27
20,041 New Zealand24
75,259 Australia22
80,054 Spain18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,963 Latvia58
53,461 Canada57
85,668 Italy56
Countries with hundreds of Altena:
12,030 Germany841
69,506 United States355
Countries with thousands of Altena:
677 Netherlands2,653
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Altena Namesakes

  • Marius van Altena, Music performer
  • Ernst van Altena, Poet
  • Johan Quirijn van Regteren Altena, Author
  • Maarten Altena, Composer
  • Marius van Altena, Music performer
  • Maarten Altena, Composer
  • Marius van Altena, Music performer

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