Family name אלתרמן (Alterman 
, Altermann 
, אלתרמן ) , globally, is quite a rare cognomen. The surname אלתרמן is characteristic of Estonia, where it is quite a rare surname, Israel, and Austria. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United States, Germany, and Israel. Very seldom, אלתרמן is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Alterman | Germany, Israel, United States, Argentina, Brazil |
| Altermann | Germany, Austria, Estonia, United States, Brazil |
| אלתרמן | Israel |
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נתן אלתרמן Israeli poet, IL (b. 1910) |
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רחל אלתרמן Israeli environmentalist and urban planner, IL (b. 1946) |
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בוריס אלתרמן chess Grandmaster, UA (b. 1970) |
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עידן אלתרמן Israeli actor, IL (b. 1971) |
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| רן אלתרמן Israeli triathlete, IL (b. 1980) |
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| דן אלתרמן Israeli triathlete, IL (b. 1980) |
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