Alafa Surname
Approximately 647 people bear this surname
Alafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 359 | 1:493,434 | 24,703 |
| United States | 125 | 1:2,899,671 | 170,778 |
| Solomon Islands | 103 | 1:5,631 | 791 |
| Benin | 19 | 1:543,979 | 34,804 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Alafa (1,658) may also be a first name.
Alafa Demographics
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Alafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alafa (Arabic: ألفا, Bengali: আলফা, Hindi: अलफा, Oriya: ଆଲଫା, Russian: Алафа) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alafa is the 506,723rd most frequent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,263,595 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Alafa reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alafa is also the 189,138th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 1,658 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 359 people, or 1 in 493,434. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 76 percent reside, Rivers, where 14 percent reside and Kano, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 16 percent reside.
Alafa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Alafa surname are 9.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.67% registered with the party.
Alafa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.37% less than the national average, earning $39,971 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alafa in the Bengali language | ||
| আলফা | alapha | - |
| Alafa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲଫା | alapha | 88.46 |
| ଆଲଫାର | alaphara | 7.69 |
| ଅଲଫା | alapha | 3.85 |
| Alafa in the Hindi language | ||
| अलफा | alapha | 83.33 |
| अलाफा | alapha | 16.67 |
| Alafa in the Russian language | ||
| Алафа | alafa | - |
| Alafa in the Arabic language | ||
| ألفا | alfa | - |
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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 Alafa
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