Alafas Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Syria

Alafas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alafas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 last name Alafas (Hindi: अलफास, Marathi: अलफास, Oriya: ଆଲଫସ) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Alafas.

How Common Is The Last Name Alafas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Alafas are found; 43 percent are found in South Asia and 43 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Alafas is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 23 people.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 33 percent are found, Kerala, where 33 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 33 percent are found. Other than India it 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alafash921/
Algafas921/
Alafa91647/
Alafat831,389/
Galafa831,099/
Allafa83250/
Alaffa83227/
Alafah83109/
Alafaj8358/
Alaufa8333/
Alafai8329/
Alafaî8326/
Alazfa8314/
Aliafa839/
Halafa837/
Alafaï836/
Alhafa836/
Alaifa835/
Alafaz834/
Alafaa833/
Alyafa833/
Alafay833/
Ealafa832/
Alafos831/
Alaafa831/
Atlafa831/
Alafau831/
Alyafai771,241/
Allafah7745/
Alaface7711/
Galaffa7710/
Elaffas778/
Allafai778/
Alhadfa776/
Halafau775/
Alyafay774/
Alaifea772/
Alafaij772/
Alafach772/
Halafah772/
Aalafaj771/
Alladfa771/
Ailafaz771/
Alafaat771/
Algafaz771/
Alafaih771/
Alafaha771/
Halafat771/
Allafaî771/
Allafaï771/
Alhafat771/
Alhafaz771/
Alhaifa771/
Alafaiz771/
Aliaafa771/
Aalafaz771/
Aleafai771/
Alaffad771/
Elafass771/
Alofa731,732/
Olafa73716/
Alafo73248/
Galhofas7175/
Alafachh7111/
Alyaffai715/
Hayllafa713/
Halafosh711/
Hailaufa711/
Alhafoos711/
Aleafeah711/
Alaaafah711/
Alaasfad711/
Aalafach711/
Alyaffay711/
Hallafax710/
Olaifa678,925/
Olaafa67317/
Aloufa67165/
Allofa67129/
Aloffa67123/
Alafoo67104/
Alapha6730/
Olaïfa6727/
Alavah6723/
Olaffa6711/
Olaîfa679/
Alafou678/
Oliafa677/
Alafuo677/
Alafod676/
Elefas675/
Olafau675/
Oleafa675/
Ollafa675/
Halafo674/
Galafo673/
Alaufo672/
Olafaj672/
Allafo672/
Alafey672/
Aloifa671/
Olafah671/
Olafat671/
Gaillaffa671/
Alaffo671/
Alhofa671/
Alofah671/
Aleifa671/
Alofai671/
Alofat671/
Elafaz671/

Alafas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alafas in the Oriya language
ଆଲଫସalaphasa-
Alafas in the Marathi language
अलफासalaphasa-
Alafas in the Hindi language
अलफासalaphasa66.67
आलफासalaphasa33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alafas
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