Last Name ALTER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • ALTER is ranked as the 7299th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 5,145.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 1.61 people named ALTER for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 92% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named ALTER is 4,396, the rank is 8,176 and the proportion per 100k Americans named ALTER is 1.38.

Last Names ALTER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 5,145 +/-4.9%
  • National Rank 7,299
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.6

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 4,396
  • National Rank 8,176
  • Proportion/100k 1.38

More Statistics Click on images to see more Tap on images to see more

 

Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name ALTER is 95.7% White, 1.4% Hispanic origin, 0.7% Black, 0.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.3% Two or More Races, and 0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name ALTER have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name ALTER is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name ALTER

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 95.7% 63.9% 31.8%
Hispanic origin 1.4% 16.3% -14.9%
Black 0.7% 12.3% -11.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.7% 4.9% -4.2%
Two or more races 1.3% 1.8% -0.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.2% 0.7% -0.5%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named ALTER is California where 678 people have this name.
  • Alaska is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named ALTER, as 6.49 in every 100,000 Alaskans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Alaska is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Mississippi (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 23 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names ALTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 142 1.1 94.1% Indiana 192 2.92 95.1% Iowa 57 1.84 87.2% Kansas 77 2.66 88.7% Michigan 157 1.58 95.6% Minnesota 34 0.62 79.2% Missouri 7 0.22 0.7% Nebraska 33 1.75 73.5% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 181 1.56 94.9% South Dakota 9 1.04 0.6% Wisconsin 28 0.49 75.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name ALTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 142 1.1 94.1%
Indiana 192 2.92 95.1%
Iowa 57 1.84 87.2%
Kansas 77 2.66 88.7%
Michigan 157 1.58 95.6%
Minnesota 34 0.62 79.2%
Missouri 7 0.22 0.7%
Nebraska 33 1.75 73.5%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 181 1.56 94.9%
South Dakota 9 1.04 0.6%
Wisconsin 28 0.49 75.7%
West State Statistics Last-Names ALTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 81.6% Arizona 186 2.77 96.2% California 678 1.75 98.3% Colorado 101 1.89 93.8% Hawaii 6 0.42 1.1% Idaho 55 3.34 86.8% Montana 8 0.77 0.6% Nevada 37 1.29 83.5% New Mexico 49 2.36 85.5% Oregon 88 2.21 92.2% Utah 50 1.69 82.4% Washington 101 1.44 94.0% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name ALTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 81.6%
Arizona 186 2.77 96.2%
California 678 1.75 98.3%
Colorado 101 1.89 93.8%
Hawaii 6 0.42 1.1%
Idaho 55 3.34 86.8%
Montana 8 0.77 0.6%
Nevada 37 1.29 83.5%
New Mexico 49 2.36 85.5%
Oregon 88 2.21 92.2%
Utah 50 1.69 82.4%
Washington 101 1.44 94.0%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names ALTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 52 1.44 87.5% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 146 2.16 93.7% New Hampshire 19 1.41 58.2% New Jersey 281 3.15 97.3% New York 632 3.2 98.6% Pennsylvania 256 2 96.7% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 12 1.88 70.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name ALTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 52 1.44 87.5%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 146 2.16 93.7%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 58.2%
New Jersey 281 3.15 97.3%
New York 632 3.2 98.6%
Pennsylvania 256 2 96.7%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 12 1.88 70.2%
South State Statistics Last-Names ALTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 34 0.71 80.0% Arkansas 19 0.65 65.1% Delaware 4 0.38 0.9% Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 88.9% Florida 565 2.84 98.7% Georgia 57 0.56 88.6% Kentucky 19 0.44 63.6% Louisiana 0 0 0.0% Maryland 120 2.01 94.9% Mississippi 7 0.22 0.7% North Carolina 51 0.51 90.4% Oklahoma 14 0.37 46.1% South Carolina 49 1.02 87.8% Tennessee 26 0.39 79.5% Texas 238 0.88 95.5% Virginia 118 1.42 93.9% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name ALTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 34 0.71 80.0%
Arkansas 19 0.65 65.1%
Delaware 4 0.38 0.9%
Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 88.9%
Florida 565 2.84 98.7%
Georgia 57 0.56 88.6%
Kentucky 19 0.44 63.6%
Louisiana 0 0 0.0%
Maryland 120 2.01 94.9%
Mississippi 7 0.22 0.7%
North Carolina 51 0.51 90.4%
Oklahoma 14 0.37 46.1%
South Carolina 49 1.02 87.8%
Tennessee 26 0.39 79.5%
Texas 238 0.88 95.5%
Virginia 118 1.42 93.9%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with ALTER as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have ALTER as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named ALTER.

The most popular full name is Robert ALTER. 1.71% of all the people named ALTER have this given name.

There are 559 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name ALTER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Robert ALTER 1.71%
2 David ALTER 1.62%
3 John ALTER 1.44%
4 James ALTER 1.26%
5 Bruce ALTER 1.17%
6 Charles ALTER 1.17%
7 Richard ALTER 1.17%
8 George ALTER 0.99%
9 Michael ALTER 0.99%
10 Steven ALTER 0.99%
11 Barbara ALTER 0.90%
12 Edward ALTER 0.90%
13 Elizabeth ALTER 0.90%
14 Mary ALTER 0.90%
15 Joseph ALTER 0.81%
16 Daniel ALTER 0.72%
17 Donald ALTER 0.72%
18 Jack ALTER 0.72%
19 Sandra ALTER 0.72%
20 William ALTER 0.72%