Alafo Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Alafo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2001:893,21912,174
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Alafo (34) may also be a first name.

Alafo Last Name Facts

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

Alafo (Marathi: अलफॉ) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alafo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,020,242nd most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Alafo live; 81 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Alafo is also the 1,775,424th most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 34 people.

The last name Alafo is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 893,219. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Pakistan Alafo exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alafoo91104/
Alafou918/
Alafuo917/
Alafod916/
Halafo914/
Galafo913/
Allafo912/
Alaufo912/
Alafos911/
Alaffo911/
Allafou835/
Alaifeo831/
Allahfo831/
Alafa80647/
Elafo8038/
Alofo8029/
Olafo807/
Alefo802/
Hallafou774/
Haladfou773/
Alhafoos771/
Halafosh771/
Alafat731,389/
Galafa731,099/
Allafa73250/
Alaffa73227/
Alafah73109/
Alaufa7333/
Aluofo7332/
Alazfa7314/
Aloffo7312/
Aliafa739/
Alafas737/
Halafa737/
Alafaï736/
Alhafa736/
Alaifa735/
Alafaz734/
Elafou733/
Alafaa733/
Olaifo733/
Alyafa733/
Ealafa732/
Ealefo732/
Aliofo731/
Alafau731/
Atlafa731/
Aelefo731/
Alaafa731/
Allafah6745/
Galhofo6739/
Aloufou6730/
Galaffa6710/
Ealeifo676/
Alhadfa676/
Halafau675/
Alaphos673/
Halafah672/
Alafach672/
Olaifoh672/
Oulafou671/
Alaffad671/
Eliafoo671/
Alladfa671/
Ailafaz671/
Alafaat671/
Gallofo671/
Alouvfo671/
Aliaafa671/
Alafaha671/
Aalafaz671/
Halafat671/
Allafaï671/
Alliofo671/
Alhafat671/
Alhafaz671/
Alhaifa671/
Alafash671/

Alafo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alafo in the Marathi language
अलफॉalapho-

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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 Alafo
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