Adelfa Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Adelfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adelfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1451:698,19571,110
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Adelfa (32,516) may also be a first name.

Adelfa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Adelfa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Adelfa (Arabic: لاديلفا) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Adelfa.

How Common Is The Last Name Adelfa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,338,236th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Adelfa live; 86 percent live in Southeast Asia and 81 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 26,179th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 32,516 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 698,195. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 52 percent reside, Northern Mindanao, where 22 percent reside and Soccsksargen, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Adelfa Last Name Statistics demography

Adelfa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning $31,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adelfha921/
Adelfi8349/
Adelfe8321/
Adelfo836/
Edelfa831/
Odelfa831/
Adelfio77875/
Adelfoi7730/
Adelfeh772/
Adelpha771/
Adlfo731/
Addelfio7127/
Adelfest7112/
Adilfo674/
D'Adelfio673/
Adylfy671/
Edelfo671/
D'Addelfio6348/
Adelphe621,167/
Adelpho629/
Adelphi626/
Adilpha622/
Aidilfi621/
Adiolfi621/
Adelphie577/
Adelphos575/
Adelphoi571/
Hoidelfio534/
Adlpho502/

Adelfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adelfa in the Arabic language
لاديلفاladylfa-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Adelfa
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