Alaf Surname
Approximately 914 people bear this surname
Alaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 311 | 1:246,889 | 18,729 |
| Turkey | 265 | 1:293,666 | 19,356 |
| Pakistan | 136 | 1:1,313,558 | 15,128 |
| Syria | 72 | 1:268,070 | 4,352 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Mauritania | 18 | 1:227,492 | 10,961 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Alaf (4,565) may also be a first name.
Alaf Demographics
Alaf Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Alaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alaf (Arabic: ألف, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻼﻑ, Hindi: अलफ, Marathi: अलाफ़) is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alaf? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alaf is the 388,118th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 7,973,245 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Alaf live; 53 percent live in South Asia and 49 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 101,697th most numerous given name on earth, held by 4,565 people.
It is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 311 people, or 1 in 246,889. In Iran it is mostly found in: Khuzestan Province, where 31 percent live, East Azerbaijan Province, where 17 percent live and Tehran Province, where 13 percent live. Other than Iran it exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 29 percent live and Pakistan, where 15 percent live.
Alaf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alaf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻼﻑ | laf | - |
| Alaf in the Hindi language | ||
| अलफ | alapha | - |
| Alaf in the Marathi language | ||
| अलाफ़ | alafa | - |
| Alaf in the Arabic language | ||
| ألف | alf | - |
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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
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- 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 Alaf
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