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
Average Alafa Salary in
United States
$39,971 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
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 be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Alafa.
How Common Is The Last Name Alafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 506,723rd most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,263,595 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Alafa are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 189,138th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,658 people.
Alafa is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 359 people, or 1 in 493,434. In Nigeria Alafa is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 76 percent are found, Rivers, where 14 percent are found and Kano, where 3 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 16 percent are found.
Alafa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Alafa last name are 9.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.67% being registered with the political 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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- 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 Alafa
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