Alalfy Surname

120,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Alalfy Surname User-submission:

The surname means 'the thousander' in Arabic and it comes from the title which was given to Al-Mansur Qalawun the seventh Bahri Mamluk sultan of the Mamluk sultanate (modern day Egypt) who ruled from 1279 to 1290. Qalawun was given this title because he was a slave and sultan as-Salih Ayyub bought him for a thousand dinars of gold.

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Alalfy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3,2641:28,1673,097
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Alalfy Surname Meaning

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The surname means 'the thousander' in Arabic and it comes from the title which was given to Al-Mansur Qalawun the seventh Bahri Mamluk sultan of the Mamluk sultanate (modern day Egypt) who ruled from 1279 to 1290. Qalawun was given this title because he was a slave and sultan as-Salih Ayyub bought him for a thousand dinars of gold. Holders of the surname are supposed to be the grandchildren of Qalawun but other families may have hold the surname for other reasons.

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Alalfy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alalfy is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Alalfy.

How Common Is The Last Name Alalfy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 120,048th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,906,237 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Alalfy live; 85 percent live in North Africa and 85 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

It is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is borne by 3,264 people, or 1 in 28,167. Beside Egypt it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 14 percent are found and Kuwait, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alalfey92222/
Elalfy8319,835/
Alalfi83732/
Alalfa831/
Elalfey77275/
Alhelfy776/
Halalfa775/
Alalfee774/
Elalffy773/
Alhalfi773/
Elhalfy771/
Alhalfa771/
Alhalfe771/
Alalphy771/
Hallalfa712/
Elalfi671,051/
Elalfe67122/
Alolfi671/
Alolfe671/
Elhalfi62207/
Alhelfi6223/
Elalfie625/
Elalfee621/
Holalfa621/

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