Alafra Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Alafra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alafra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Alafra (7) may also be a first name.

Alafra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alafra (Arabic: الفراع, Hindi: अलफरा) occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alafra? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alafra is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Alafra are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alafra is also the 4,548,448th most frequent given name on earth, held by 7 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,117,367. In Burkina Faso it is most prevalent in: Centre-Sud Region, where 67 percent are found and Centre Region, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Burkina Faso this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alhafra92305/
Alafrat92154/
Alafrad927/
Alafraa921/
Alaffra921/
Alafrash861/
Alafraid861/
Alaifera861/
Allafraj861/
Alafri8316/
Alofra8313/
Alafro8310/
Alafre831/
Alafriz77472/
Algafri77232/
Alafret77154/
Alafred7740/
Alafris7726/
Golafra7710/
Alhafri772/
Aloefra771/
Galafre771/
Alafrez771/
Alafrei771/
Alaffri771/
Algaafre71153/
Galafrio7125/
Algaafry714/
Alafreet711/
Alafreed711/
Golafray711/
Gallafrio67109/
Olofra673/
Alofre671/
Elafro671/

Alafra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alafra in the Hindi language
अलफराalaphara-
Alafra in the Arabic language
الفراعalfra-
العفراءalfra-

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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 Alafra
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