Family name Алтер (Alter 
, Алтер 
) , around the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Алтер is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a common surname, Estonia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Syria. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in the United States, Germany, and Israel. Likewise, Алтер is the forename as well as the last name.