Alafri Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Alafri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alafri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Alafri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alafri has its highest incidence in Niger. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alafri? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Alafri reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 1,370,858. In Niger it is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 86 percent are found, Dosso Region, where 7 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Niger this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 6 percent are found and Yemen, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alafriz92472/
Algafri92232/
Alafris9226/
Alhafri922/
Alafrei921/
Alaffri921/
Galafrio8625/
Alafraid861/
Elafri83225/
Alafra835/
Alefri834/
Alafre831/
Gallafrio80109/
Alhafra77305/
Alafret77154/
Alafred7740/
Aloufri771/
Galafre771/
Alafraa771/
Alafrez771/
Alaffra771/
Aleiferi71176/
Algaafre71153/
Algaafry714/
Alafreet711/
Alafreed711/
Allafraj711/
Alofra6713/
Alofre671/

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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 Alafri
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