Alafam Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Alafam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Alafam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alafam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alafam is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alafam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alafam is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Alafam live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
The last name Alafam is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 9,597,816. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Iran this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galafam | 92 | 325 | / |
| Allafam | 92 | 7 | / |
| Atlafam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Alaffame | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alafan | 83 | 145 | / |
| Alefam | 83 | 18 | / |
| Alaifan | 77 | 203 | / |
| Alafgan | 77 | 13 | / |
| Aliafan | 77 | 10 | / |
| Alhafan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Galafan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Alafain | 77 | 2 | / |
| Allafan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Alaffan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alafang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alasfand | 71 | 8 | / |
| Alhaffan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gallafan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Galafaan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Halafome | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alliafan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alahafan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alofan | 67 | 153 | / |
| Olafan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alefom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Alafon | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Alafam
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