Alf Forename
19,648th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 46,517 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Norway
Alf Forename Definition:
ALFIE. Pet-forms of Alfred.
Alf Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 100% | 21,001 | 1:469 | 85 |
| Norway | 100% | 12,580 | 1:408 | 104 |
| Germany | 100% | 2,232 | 1:43,314 | 1,345 |
| Australia | - | 1,524 | 1:8,962 | 898 |
| United States | 100% | 1,423 | 1:254,769 | 8,383 |
| Canada | 100% | 1,318 | 1:25,139 | 2,125 |
| England | 100% | 980 | 1:56,738 | 2,584 |
| Finland | 100% | 892 | 1:6,147 | 643 |
| Denmark | - | 821 | 1:6,881 | 696 |
| New Zealand | - | 614 | 1:7,388 | 886 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 408 | 1:75,521 | 8,273 |
| Belgium | 100% | 244 | 1:47,090 | 2,381 |
| Pakistan | 70% | 243 | 1:799,826 | 15,361 |
| South Africa | 100% | 233 | 1:234,046 | 14,351 |
| Russia | 91% | 207 | 1:696,781 | 6,827 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 184 | 1:91,859 | 4,930 |
| Indonesia | - | 164 | 1:1,572,949 | 86,266 |
| Portugal | - | 157 | 1:66,311 | 2,082 |
| India | 97% | 104 | 1:11,681,519 | 332,996 |
| Philippines | 97% | 99 | 1:1,070,803 | 28,597 |
| Brazil | 100% | 95 | 1:2,255,117 | 45,713 |
| Mexico | 100% | 79 | 1:1,571,448 | 10,388 |
| Switzerland | 98% | 79 | 1:103,968 | 3,224 |
| Thailand | 100% | 72 | 1:973,136 | 35,929 |
| Afghanistan | 80% | 70 | 1:466,050 | 8,041 |
| Scotland | 100% | 62 | 1:86,296 | 2,154 |
| Ireland | 100% | 58 | 1:80,061 | 2,187 |
| Estonia | - | 54 | 1:24,359 | 1,899 |
| Spain | - | 39 | 1:1,193,076 | 9,355 |
| China | - | 33 | 1:41,395,630 | 61,770 |
| Italy | 98% | 32 | 1:1,908,190 | 13,475 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 25 | 1:417,251 | 13,014 |
| France | 100% | 22 | 1:3,021,379 | 14,959 |
| Austria | 100% | 20 | 1:425,710 | 4,293 |
| Greece | 100% | 18 | 1:607,475 | 7,461 |
| Singapore | - | 17 | 1:369,827 | 10,107 |
| Wales | 100% | 15 | 1:206,287 | 3,673 |
| Chile | 100% | 13 | 1:1,354,401 | 10,891 |
| Israel | 63% | 11 | 1:763,902 | 12,174 |
| Argentina | 100% | 9 | 1:4,752,583 | 12,276 |
| Ghana | - | 9 | 1:2,998,468 | 5,965 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 9 | 1:3,383,327 | 86,111 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 9 | 1:905,813 | 63,479 |
| Belarus | 100% | 8 | 1:1,185,298 | 6,117 |
| Jamaica | - | 8 | 1:360,403 | 10,541 |
| Kazakhstan | 50% | 8 | 1:2,218,356 | 16,526 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 8 | 1:2,971,210 | 60,968 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 8 | 1:893,999 | 27,106 |
| Ecuador | - | 7 | 1:2,532,417 | 12,755 |
| Greenland | - | 7 | 1:8,053 | 908 |
| Guatemala | - | 7 | 1:2,301,204 | 6,153 |
| Hong Kong | - | 7 | 1:1,107,532 | 6,332 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 7 | 1:25,366,337 | 199,343 |
| Peru | 100% | 7 | 1:4,541,636 | 34,195 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 6 | 1:307,191 | 2,078 |
| Guyana | - | 5 | 1:152,652 | 10,224 |
| South Korea | - | 5 | 1:1,108,884 | 18,705 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Egypt | - | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Fiji | - | 4 | 1:223,094 | 2,508 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Namibia | - | 4 | 1:601,045 | 7,837 |
| Niger | 100% | 4 | 1:4,795,998 | 43,246 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 4 | 1:27,895 | 3,010 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 4 | 1:7,696,610 | 11,277 |
| Cyprus | - | 3 | 1:290,359 | 3,456 |
| El Salvador | - | 3 | 1:2,113,929 | 9,538 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Latvia | - | 3 | 1:671,882 | 3,893 |
| Senegal | - | 3 | 1:4,860,452 | 20,187 |
| Ukraine | 67% | 3 | 1:15,166,636 | 17,541 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 2 | 1:4,821,472 | 33,780 |
| Haiti | - | 2 | 1:5,363,476 | 32,317 |
| Honduras | - | 2 | 1:4,408,734 | 23,808 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Lithuania | - | 2 | 1:1,475,941 | 3,949 |
| Mauritius | - | 2 | 1:648,892 | 8,630 |
| Paraguay | - | 2 | 1:3,618,402 | 11,946 |
| Venezuela | - | 2 | 1:15,100,946 | 147,145 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Burundi | - | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Cape Verde | - | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Czechia | 94% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 1 | 1:3,142 | 392 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:49,127 | 2,467 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Jordan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Barthelemy | - | 1 | 1:9,555 | 215 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Tuvalu | - | 1 | 1:11,131 | 89 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
The alternate forms: Álf (1) are calculated separately.
Alf (1,587) may also be a surname.
Alf Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
ALFIE. Pet-forms of Alfred.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
A Teutonic name, meaning: Of shrewd perception.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Alf Forename Popularity
Alf Demographics
Alf Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 10 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Álf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Alfe | 86 | 2,464 | / |
| Half | 86 | 462 | / |
| Alft | 86 | 101 | / |
| Alfs | 86 | 41 | / |
| Allf | 86 | 32 | / |
| Alff | 86 | 17 | / |
| Galf | 86 | 16 | / |
| Ealf | 86 | 8 | / |
| Alfh | 86 | 7 | / |
| Atlf | 86 | 5 | / |
| Aalf | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ailf | 86 | 5 | / |
| Aulf | 86 | 5 | / |
| Aslf | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ahlf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Alfz | 86 | 2 | / |
| Aelf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alhf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ailef | 75 | 97 | / |
| Halfe | 75 | 32 | / |
| Alfhe | 75 | 21 | / |
| Halff | 75 | 16 | / |
| Hallf | 75 | 10 | / |
| Alffe | 75 | 9 | / |
| Alfhd | 75 | 8 | / |
| Allfe | 75 | 8 | / |
| Halft | 75 | 5 | / |
| Haulf | 75 | 4 | / |
| Halfh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Aulft | 75 | 2 | / |
| Aself | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ahlfe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Allfh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gaulf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Asllf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Fu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alllf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Halvf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uaelf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Healf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ahalf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alpfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alf'z | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aulfh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alfph | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gailf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hailf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alb | 67 | 1,307 | / |
| Elf | 67 | 1,175 | / |
| Alv | 67 | 686 | / |
| Olf | 67 | 349 | / |
| Alw | 67 | 180 | / |
| Halffe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al-Waf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ah Lef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Eff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hallfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ialafy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayleff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aicelf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asself | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gailff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hailef | 67 | 1 | / |
Alf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alf in the Russian language | ||
| Альф | alf | - |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alf