Alafak Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
England

Alafak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Alafak Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
England11:55,718,059489,080

Alafak (28) may also be a first name.

Alafak Last Name Facts

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

Alafak (Hindi: अलफाक, Marathi: अलफाक) is found most frequently in India. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Alafak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alafak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Alafak is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Alafak are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Alafak is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 28 people.

The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India Alafak is most common in: Bihar, where 50 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 40 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 10 percent live. Besides India this surname is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aliafack861/
Alafag8336/
Alafaq835/
Allafag772/
Alaphak771/
Alofack771/
Alefack771/
Aleufack711/
Hallafax710/
Alliafoke671/
Olafoke623/
Helafok622/
Alyosfag571/
Aleifoik571/
Alofog501/
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Alafak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alafak in the Hindi language
अलफाकalaphaka-
Alafak in the Marathi language
अलफाकalaphaka-

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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 Alafak
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