Alafas Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Alafas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Alafas (23) may also be a first name.
Alafas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alafas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alafas (Hindi: अलफास, Marathi: अलफास, Oriya: ଆଲଫସ) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alafas? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Alafas reside; 43 percent reside in South Asia and 43 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Alafas is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring given name in the world, held by 23 people.
Alafas is most common in India, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is mostly found in: Bihar, where 33 percent are found, Kerala, where 33 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 33 percent are found. Excluding India this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alafas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alafas in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲଫସ | alaphasa | - |
| Alafas in the Marathi language | ||
| अलफास | alaphasa | - |
| Alafas in the Hindi language | ||
| अलफास | alaphasa | 66.67 |
| आलफास | alaphasa | 33.33 |
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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 Alafas
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